Asus Z77-A

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z77-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 01:47
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 465 47% 381 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 66.5 53% 68.3 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 58.2 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 324 387 351 389 252 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 472 Write 340 Mixed 314 SusWrite 330 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 27.4 103% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 74.7 DQ Mixed 159 135% 207 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 791GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 169 178 178 167 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 138 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 173 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 130 140 142 132 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 146 Write 137 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 136 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 101%
PNY USB 3.1 FD 248GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 60GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 46 54 54 40 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 260 Write 168 Mixed 181 SusWrite 66.6 210% 169 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.8 252% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.9 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%

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Typical Z77-A Builds (Compare 491 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z77-A - $144

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	112x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	74x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	28x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	20x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $580

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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