Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 15:30
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (43^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 198 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 503 51% 414 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0162) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.22% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.19 Parallax 1.66 2% 2.42 fps	MRender 3.57 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.61 3% 3.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.22% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	43.5% Average	Read 493 Write 99.2 Mixed 182 56% 258 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 7.12 56% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 59.5 DQ Mixed 6.57 15% 29.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 85%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 446GB free Firmware: MX1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	57.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 99.5 Mixed 92.1 74% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.49 121% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 59%
Maxtor 7V300F0 300GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 279GB free Firmware: VA111630 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	24.9% Poor	Read 51 Write 35.5 Mixed 41.2 32% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.92 4K Mixed 0.34 82% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 61%

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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 4,010 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	1,523x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	951x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	173x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16