Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120605
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '21 at 08:57
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570 104,858 User benchmarks, average bench 65% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 203 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 407 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 44.1 Parallax 39.7 34% 41.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 34.2 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE SSD 960GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 270 84 111 131 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 436 Write 371 Mixed 344 SusWrite 146 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 31.7 113% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 156 156% 252 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 107%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 8GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 95 99 95 100 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 230 Write 101 Mixed 130 SusWrite 94.2 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 9.9 66% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 89.8 DQ Mixed 82.4 72% 109 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 46%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 131 131 131 133 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 133 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 129 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 101%
Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB-$293 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 112 111 109 114 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 108 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 86GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 81 81 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 79 Write 12.3 Mixed 39 SusWrite 80.3 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 61%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 168GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 74 72 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 71.8 Write 72.8 Mixed 54 SusWrite 73.5 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 293GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 98 97 99 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 78.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 61 SusWrite 97.2 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 11.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 82%

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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	1,277x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	394x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	380x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	168x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16