Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.2% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z77  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120803
Uptime9.9 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 02:31
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 564
59% 472 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 2678) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
30.2% Below average
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 35.1
Parallax 44.2
28% 38.1 fps
MRender 48.5
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 35.7
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 102 94 87 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64% Good
Read 139
Write 89.7
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 83.5
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64%
Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 131 132 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 131
Write 126
Mixed 105
SusWrite 131
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
49.7% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 15.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z77 Builds (Compare 2,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $612
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