Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 07:02
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 618 66% 527 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2817 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 205 Parallax 190 161% 197 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 195 Splatting 134 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 690GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 473 482 487 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 457 Mixed 427 SusWrite 478 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.4 184% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 368 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 685GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1985 2130 1286 1190 1203 1202 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,118 Write 1894 Mixed 1,559 SusWrite 1,500 397% 1,768 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 81.8 270% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 822 603% 797 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 372%
WD WD6400AADS-00M2B0 640GB 1,496 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 63GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 63 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 61 Write 64.8 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 64.3 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 83 106 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 84.2 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 90.3 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 70%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 27GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 98 100 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 99 Write 102 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 97.5 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 32GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 113 118 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 62 SusWrite 114 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 22GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 27.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 19.3 34% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 27GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 19 19 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 25.7 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 19.8 33% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 22%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 41GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 36 36 36 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 33 Write 23.7 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 35.8 39% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 43%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 118 119 120 117 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 119 148% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 26.6 37% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 78%

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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 $109Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $626

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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