Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z77  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130813
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 25 '19 at 05:02
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 400
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Lighting 69.4
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 64.3
56% 68.5 fps
MRender 75
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 30.3
44% 57 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 33 2.2 4.5 24 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 415
Write 301
Mixed 296
SusWrite 59.3
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 15.6
61% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 13.7
34% 72.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 56%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
548GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 229 229 229 228 224 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 329
Write 290
Mixed 126
SusWrite 227
178% 243 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.7
646% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 161%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8502 1600 CL9 Series 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.6% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.4
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z77 Builds (Compare 2,518 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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