Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.6% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 01:12
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 57.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 204 67% 124 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 376 47% 359 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 23.9 Parallax 29 20% 25.8 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 24.3 Splatting 25.4 22% 27.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 447 Write 367 Mixed 394 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 36 126% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 336 247% 324 MB/s
Poor: 85% Great: 132%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 146 Write 88.5 Mixed 83.8 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 924GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 84 108 113 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 116 Write 38.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 88.7 61% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 831GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 67 74 72 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 94 Write 32.3 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 47.8 47% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 8502 1600 CL10 Series 8502 1600 CL9 Series 8502 1600 CL9 Series 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 9.6 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 134 30% 134 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 60%

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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	1,271x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $626

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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