Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	9.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	27.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '22 at 09:53
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 88.6 2-Core 176 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 330 44% 328 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	9.5% Terrible	Lighting 11.5 Reflection 7.1 Parallax 14.9 9% 11.2 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 11.4 Splatting 11 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 9.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 406 Write 388 Mixed 350 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 28.4 96% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 299 218% 280 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 53GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 125 125 122 124 125 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.9% Above average	Read 222 Write 134 Mixed 164 SusWrite 122 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 25.3 92% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 152 116% 159 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 80%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 103GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 37.6 36% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 122GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 61.3 Write 66.9 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 108 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 26GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 118 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 21GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 93 99 109 102 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 58.7 Write 69.4 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 100 50% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.5 27% 9.37 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.2 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 34%

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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%

Battleship

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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