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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 204 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 400 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8421) 2GB CLim: 1343 MHz, MLim: 1597 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 139 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 191 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 16 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1114118 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 101 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0	60.6% Good	Read 346 Write 344 Mixed 341 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 9 67% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 16 48% 104 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 94%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 583GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 170 4125 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 974 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20755 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 700 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 191 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 782 (C2) HDA temperature 115 103 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64% Good	Read 120 Write 103 Mixed 102 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.42 129% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 21GB free Firmware: 11.0 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 66 Write 61.7 Mixed 57.5 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.36 98% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 3,582 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%

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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	1,522x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	949x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	556x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	310x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	268x
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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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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