Asus Z77-A

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.8% 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 (100%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z77-A (all builds)
Memory	0.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '22 at 11:04
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50% Average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 96.7 53% 81.1 Pts	4-Core 126 8-Core 121 17% 124 Pts	64-Core 141 9% 141 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 84CA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	1.47% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 1.5 2% 1.83 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 2.3 2% 1.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.47% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 161 136 136 150 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 430 Write 169 Mixed 182 SusWrite 147 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 19.7 74% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 104 96% 154 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 76%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 460GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 200 182 201 203 221 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.2% Good	Read 234 Write 227 Mixed 216 SusWrite 196 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 37.8 125% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 194 147% 197 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 129%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 94 97 89 90 99 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 114 Write 126 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 91.8 140% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 60%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Read 6.5 Write 4 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 3.5 5% 4.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 6.6 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z77-A Builds (Compare 492 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z77-A - $144

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	112x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	74x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	28x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	20x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16