Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.6% 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.
Boot Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z77 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 04:48
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3550-$335
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 146
59% 100 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 289
37% 278 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.4
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 13.2
13% 13.3 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.8
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 318 310 288 330 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 297
Write 310
Mixed 215
SusWrite 301
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 20.4
78% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 193
154% 218 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-197.A00LF 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
35% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 11.9
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 3,999 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $581
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