Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.5% 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	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 19:19
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 94 1-Core 94 2-Core 190 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 473 50% 403 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41.2 39% 44.9 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 42 Splatting 37.6 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 95 90 93 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 318 Write 145 Mixed 190 SusWrite 101 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 25.3 92% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 147 108% 140 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 136GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 242 241 245 245 245 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.2% Good	Read 256 Write 243 Mixed 234 SusWrite 244 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 34.9 113% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 195 146% 196 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 430GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 100 103 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50% Above average	Read 76 Write 90 Mixed 56 SusWrite 97.9 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,808 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH Z77 Builds (Compare 2,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,277x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	394x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	381x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	168x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16