Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 07:27
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 235 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 582 67% 520 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.3% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 110 Parallax 98.5 82% 103 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 79.6 72% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 405 Write 152 Mixed 200 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 30.8 125% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 138 113% 160 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB-$90 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 416GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 467 Write 448 Mixed 340 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 38.2 143% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 251 212% 309 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 107%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 411030RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 258 Write 241 Mixed 228 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 36.7 130% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 197 149% 200 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 118%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 146 Write 220 Mixed 106 117% 157 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 461% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 413GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.3 Write 98 Mixed 63.7 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 87%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 234 Write 236 Mixed 110 142% 193 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1.5 423% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 4.4 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 6.6 54% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 931GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 31.8 Write 27 Mixed 27.7 36% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 80%

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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	1,287x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	394x
Core i5-3570KIntel $50Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	384x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	169x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	102x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	65x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16