Asus Z77-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z77-A  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130712
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3220-$79
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.2% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 91.7
2-Core 155
69% 113 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 230
31% 230 Pts
64-Core 232
14% 232 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 284E) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.7% Poor
Lighting 25.1
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 37.6
20% 30.8 fps
MRender 41.3
Gravity 37.3
Splatting 32.9
30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 61 76 69 82 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 101
Write 155
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 71.7
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
30.3% Below average
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.7
27% 9.37 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.3
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 30%

 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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