Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 16:40
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 52 2-Core 99.2 51% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 438 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 104 Parallax 108 64% 96.9 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 100 Splatting 101 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 248 231 191 133 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 382 Write 334 Mixed 229 SusWrite 195 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 24 74% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 21.7 49% 93.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 107%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 27GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 159 164 207 218 236 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.1% Average	Read 250 Write 183 Mixed 204 SusWrite 196 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 16.7 57% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 146 128% 191 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 372GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 32 33 30 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 80 Write 81.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 31.6 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 262GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 40 40 43 45 50 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 118 Write 33.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 44.1 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 58%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 3TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 171 169 172 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 166 Write 161 Mixed 20 SusWrite 170 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1800, 1800, 1800, 1800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 21.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 15.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 65%

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	1,272x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	392x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	377x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	65x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $612

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