Asus P8Z77-V LK

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LK (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131107
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 02:04
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 421 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 98 94 119 196 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 446 Write 193 Mixed 293 SusWrite 138 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 42.7 138% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 182 177% 283 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 123GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 248 243 244 241 246 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	86.9% Excellent	Read 257 Write 244 Mixed 245 SusWrite 244 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 51.6 169% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 198 149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 128%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 168GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 77 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 92.4 Write 88.9 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 76.7 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 758GB free Firmware: MKAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 99 100 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 70 SusWrite 97.8 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 3,582 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.1 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK - $140

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	690x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	565x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	354x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	143x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	55x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	43x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16