Asrock Z77 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z77 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120830
Uptime2 Days
Run DateApr 05 '20 at 05:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 160
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 397
42% 338 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 175
Parallax 176
102% 159 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 174
Splatting 115
110% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 104%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 390
Write 256
Mixed 284
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 25.7
90% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 179
162% 248 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
953GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 157 161 159 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 156
Write 95.7
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 157
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-038.A00G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.7% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 15
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 280 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 Extreme3 - $151

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $567
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HDDRAMUSB
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