Asus Z77-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardAsus Z77-A  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 21:11
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 181
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 383
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 84CA) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2884
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 1.8
Parallax 2.8
3% 2.83 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 4.8
3% 4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
505GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 118 148 150 147 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 156
Write 160
Mixed 111
SusWrite 136
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 991770 (996770) 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.4
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77-A Builds (Compare 491 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z77-A - $144

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $580
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