Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z77  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '20 at 18:03
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 352
49% 361 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 133
107% 136 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 106
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 464
Write 447
Mixed 350
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 39.1
128% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 222
201% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
105GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 58 51 53 51 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
45% Average
Read 103
Write 111
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 53.2
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 029E CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 17.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z77 Builds (Compare 2,507 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $626
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