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 (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 404 50% 383 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 407 409 401 398 408 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 453 Mixed 431 SusWrite 392 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 45.7 153% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 275 212% 286 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 55GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 445 448 439 436 447 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 458 Mixed 346 SusWrite 430 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.1 169% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 204 185% 286 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 51 53 52 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 80.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 52.7 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 113GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 91 90 92 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 94.8 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 88.4 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 72GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 72 70 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 79.8 Write 72.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 71.5 53% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 33GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 43 45 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 50 Write 50.3 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 43.6 34% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-038.A00LF 99U5471-034.A00LF 9905471-006.A01LF 99U5471-034.A00LF 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.4% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.9 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical SABERTOOTH Z77 Builds (Compare 2,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 60%

Gunboat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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