Asus Z77-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35% 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 Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z77-A  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 14:13
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 226
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 447
58% 437 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35% Below average
Lighting 47.5
Reflection 28
Parallax 54.3
39% 43.3 fps
MRender 27.6
Gravity 51.2
Splatting 25.9
28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 216 217 211 214 203 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 480
Mixed 392
SusWrite 237
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 57.7
192% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 364
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
782GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 134 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 134
Write 125
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 136
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 67%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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