Asus P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 17:19
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 (99^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 584 63% 500 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 324 240 234 224 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 462 Mixed 358 SusWrite 268 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 45.3 160% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 368 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 186GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 255 256 254 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 480 Write 259 Mixed 294 SusWrite 241 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 24.6 110% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 52.7 84% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 81%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 176 173 178 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 109 Write 105 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 176 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1GB free Firmware: CC24 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 184 Write 152 Mixed 83.8 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 135GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 75 Write 67.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 76.9 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 306GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 123 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 147 156 152 173 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 157 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,304 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 683GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 93 95 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 80.3 Write 89 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 94.4 98% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 577 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 21.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 22.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 87%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	87x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	26x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	8x
SNV2S2000G 2TBKingstonBench 280%, 16,715 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	5x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	5x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $386

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