Asrock Z77 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 19:12
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 85.4 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 121 57% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 173 25% 184 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 93.9 59% 75.4 fps	MRender 60.9 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 78.6 56% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 55%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 489GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 28 33 40 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 76.8 Write 49.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 35.2 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 39% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 512M6416V69AD2J15E 859B CT25664BA1339.C16F 512M6416V69AD2J15E 859B CT25664BA1339.C16F 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.8% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 12.9 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z77 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme3 - $151

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	83x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	64x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	22x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	15x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $100Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	7x
Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 993 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	5x

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Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16