Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.3% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1842 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors, 1842 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130510
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 203 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 512 54% 431 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841F) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 23% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 336 328 339 329 338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 456 Write 400 Mixed 316 SusWrite 328 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 30.9 110% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 253 214% 312 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 125%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 80GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 89 91 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 98.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 90.7 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 56GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 92 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 158 Write 132 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 93.6 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 67GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 98 102 95 101 97 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 77 SusWrite 97.1 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 22GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 72 71 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 84.3 Write 83 Mixed 63 SusWrite 71.4 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 966GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 95 Write 92.7 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 89.9 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 67%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 172GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 89 85 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 82 Write 81.3 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 77.9 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 63%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 235GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 93.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.3 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 55%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 389GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 114 111 113 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 118 Write 124 Mixed 63 SusWrite 111 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 298% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 105%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 253GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 67 68 67 69 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 50 Write 53 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 68 71% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 55%

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

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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 $94Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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