Asus Z77-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus Z77-A  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '17 at 10:17
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 191
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 380
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
3.52% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 5.12
Parallax 3.44
4% 4.31 fps
MRender 5.71
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.13
3% 4.38 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.52%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Asus RAIDR Express PCIe
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 709
Write 312
Mixed 301
96% 441 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 20
86% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 67.9
74% 127 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 101%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
970GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 20
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77-A Builds (Compare 491 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z77-A - $144

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $580
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