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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180312
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 07:41
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 501 67% 500 Pts	64-Core 495 31% 495 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 114 Reflection 116 Parallax 98.6 93% 109 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 103 91% 102 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 385 442 430 387 209 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 439 Mixed 420 SusWrite 360 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 45.5 139% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 278 233% 339 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 27GB free Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 173 178 179 177 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 418 Write 185 Mixed 90 SusWrite 177 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 12.7 51% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 18.1 DQ Mixed 19.6 16% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 138 138 138 138 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 101 Write 74.3 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 136 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 88 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 86.9 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 87.1 57% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 233GB free Firmware: 3.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 98 99 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 93.8 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 97.5 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 63%

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

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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	1,522x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	949x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	557x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	310x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	269x
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 $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: 60% - Good

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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