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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '18 at 02:13
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 500 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 99GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 120 118 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 338 Write 147 Mixed 185 SusWrite 119 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 35.9 134% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 136 106% 147 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 453 Mixed 405 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 48.2 179% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 146 118% 172 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 27GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 119 128 117 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 328 Write 141 Mixed 188 SusWrite 120 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 37.4 134% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 125 99% 139 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 140GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 106 104 106 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 154 Write 168 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 103 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 73GB free Firmware: V54OA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 68 68 68 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 66.8 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 40%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 80 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 84.3 Write 66.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 78.2 95% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS2G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS2G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.5 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

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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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Gaming 37%

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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	1,525x
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 $74Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16