Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z77 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130117
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 04 '16 at 21:44
Run Duration283 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 513
59% 461 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
XFX(1682 2931) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
3.12% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 3.53
3% 4.62 fps
MRender 2.95
Gravity 3.87
Splatting 4.3
3% 3.71 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.12%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ REVODRIVE3 480GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.8% Above average
Read 263
Write 281
Mixed 221
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 7.78
63% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 59.7
103% 205 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 90%
Sandisk U100 128GB
12GB free
Firmware: 1.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
26.2% Poor
Read 324
Write 44.5
Mixed 87.1
32% 152 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 8.75
4K Mixed 5.36
33% 9.34 MB/s
DQ Read 36.8
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 6.01
9% 17.6 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
260GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 115
Write 103
Mixed 89.6
77% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.29
86% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
53GB free
Firmware: 0637
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 34.1
Write 30
Mixed 31.5
24% 31.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.23
70% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
83GB free
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 87.4
74% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.58
103% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 75%
PI-450 USB 3.0 Superspe 640GB
554GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 29
Mixed 9.14
28% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.34
68% 0.81 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 3,997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $581
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