Asrock Z77 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.4% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '19 at 12:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 194 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 327 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.4 39% 44.2 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 37.2 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 335 Write 119 Mixed 195 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 34.1 123% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 155 119% 163 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 88GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 64 66 69 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40% Below average	Read 72.8 Write 70.6 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 65.9 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 62%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 428GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 109 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 110 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 83%
ADATA HV620S 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2.5TB free, PID a64a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 119 119 121 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 78 Write 102 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 117 124% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 04CB DDR3 1600G Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns

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Typical Z77 Pro4 Builds (Compare 761 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Pro4 - $180

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	240x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	134x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	20x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	17x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $616

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16