Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 22:53
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 603
65% 515 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
PowerColor(148C 2390) 2GB
CLim: 1190 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18% Very poor
Lighting 19.7
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 24.7
16% 24.6 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 19.1
Splatting 31.3
22% 26.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LADi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 143 161 164 172 176 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
62% Good
Read 312
Write 202
Mixed 230
SusWrite 161
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 26.1
100% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 123
115% 179 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 62%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30
140GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 59.4
Mixed 40.3
38% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 19.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 4,001 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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HDDRAMUSB
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