Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.4% 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)
Boot Drive	57.2% 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 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20121128
Uptime	21.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '17 at 10:55
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 176 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 308 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.12.0.0 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 35.4 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 53.3 29% 39.4 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 45.7 Splatting 37 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 19057 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1601 (B1) Unknown 96 96 41 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 60 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 1 1 4294966881 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8553891381	57.2% Above average	Read 264 Write 227 Mixed 133 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 12.5 85% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 31.1 66% 134 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8166 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5528 (05) Reallocated sector count 198 198 9 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26853 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2141 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 113 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5414 (C2) HDA temperature 125 96 27 (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	77.9% Very good	Read 153 Write 119 Mixed 101 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.38 114% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 203386088 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1591 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 17498048555 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19888 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2083 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 50 504758301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3187 (C2) HDA temperature 29 50 42949672989 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 95979634183779 (F1) Unknown 100 253 25738874652 (F2) Unknown 100 253 17965529871	77.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 141 Mixed 143 104% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.25 65% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 114%
A-RAM3.0 67GB 61GB free, PID 0902 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.4% Poor	Read 67.3 Write 34.8 Mixed 44.5 57% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.95 4K Write 0.72 4K Mixed 0.67 77% 3.11 MB/s

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 expectations (23^rd percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.6 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 61%

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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	1,521x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	948x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	556x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	309x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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