Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.4% 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	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 23:29
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 109 58% 89.5 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 116 21% 148 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 85CC) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 43.1 Parallax 33.1 27% 36.4 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 34 Splatting 24.6 26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: PPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 168 165 167 162 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 331 Write 164 Mixed 181 SusWrite 162 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 30.9 4K Mixed 16.2 59% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 83.8 DQ Write 61.3 DQ Mixed 60.4 48% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 389GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 117 114 116 98 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 112 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 109 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.1 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 9R 5G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	30%	46	113	13	60	22"	1680 1050	HWP2848 LA2205

History: Score 55: 6R 6G 7B | Score 60: 9R 5G 0B

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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	379x

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	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16