Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	88.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180312
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 10:53
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 83.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 468 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 41% Great: 50%
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0162) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5059 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-00000 128GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 148 150 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 494 Write 154 Mixed 190 SusWrite 149 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 37.9 158% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 188 161% 243 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 71GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 98 93 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 118 Write 113 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 96.9 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 99U5471-020.A00LF Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.6 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,531x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	951x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	560x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	311x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	269x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	238x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	174x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	140x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	90x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	86x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	81x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16