Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% 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 Drive	49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120713
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 17:17
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 75 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 180 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 331 42% 320 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PwrHis(1787 2325) 3GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 41.7 27% 33.1 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 30.4 24% 29 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 97 93 88 112 124 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.4% Average	Read 264 Write 138 Mixed 178 SusWrite 104 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 22.9 79% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 152 122% 172 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 88%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 57GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 384 386 396 404 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 418 Write 394 Mixed 378 SusWrite 389 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 31 103% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 293 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 15GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 7.4 11 11 11 12 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 58.2 Write 11.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 9.4 28% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.4 226% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 35%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 187GB free, PID 1023 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 35 35 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 31 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 34.1 42% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 62%

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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 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 4,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,520x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	948x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	556x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	309x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	268x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	237x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	173x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 60% - Good

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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