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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 (99^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 464 58% 444 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 366 367 369 383 405 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 404 Mixed 404 SusWrite 364 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 40.1 131% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 278 233% 337 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 70GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 371 372 366 283 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 423 Mixed 350 SusWrite 307 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 43.9 143% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 366 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 134%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 195GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 77.4 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 42.2 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 113GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 94 95 97 83 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 89.2 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 92.5 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 72GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 85.6 Write 79.6 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 75.2 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 37GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 47 47 48 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 49 Write 48.1 Mixed 41 SusWrite 46.9 34% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 717GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 50.4 Write 90.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 117 114% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 48%

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	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 53%

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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	1,272x
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

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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