Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '21 at 03:44
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 189 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 515 52% 423 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 97.4 Reflection 97.3 Parallax 89.7 79% 94.8 fps	Gravity 89.1 Splatting 76.1 72% 82.6 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 245 258 261 254 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 351 Write 337 Mixed 332 SusWrite 239 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 34.6 112% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 226 171% 230 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 130%
PNY SSD2SC120GE2DA08B-T 120GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 59GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 129 119 132 119 130 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.3% Very poor	Read 1.2 Write 144 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 124 16% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 0.8 27% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.6 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 8.6 26% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 443GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 101 101 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 85.6 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 99.9 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 182GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 181 181 181 179 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 174 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 178 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 62%

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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	1,519x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	947x
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	236x

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