Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.4% 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 Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z77 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 14 '16 at 23:09
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 630
68% 540 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Lighting 74
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 70.8
60% 74.9 fps
MRender 84.4
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 61.8
58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 54%
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0162) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
117GB free
Firmware: 5.6.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 486
Write 114
Mixed 191
57% 264 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 18.1
119% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 12.8
49% 109 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 418
Mixed 423
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 26.5
149% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 26.1
78% 169 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42
110GB free
Firmware: CP100-13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 66.9
Write 70.7
Mixed 74.1
53% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.38
89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 99U5474-028.A00LF 99U5474-015.A00LF 99U5474-015.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
45% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.1
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 4,038 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: 61% - Good Total price: $577
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HDDRAMUSB
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