Asus P8Z77-M

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.9% 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 Drive22.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 P8Z77-M  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '22 at 23:34
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 367
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 355
22% 355 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$99
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.9% Poor
Lighting 31.7
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 35.3
26% 32.9 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 33.8
Splatting 0.3
17% 23.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Faspeed K5-240G 240GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2010232P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 5.9 14 15 76 9.4 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.4% Poor
Read 226
Write 10.2
Mixed 43
SusWrite 27.5
16% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 6.5
40% 9.97 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 84%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
257GB free
Firmware: JPFOA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 48 51 53 51 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 15.2
Write 16.9
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 50
18% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 50%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22
365GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 23 21 25 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
9.8% Terrible
Read 11.2
Write 20
Mixed 11.2
SusWrite 22.8
12% 16.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
64% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Emaxx 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z77-M Builds (Compare 1,283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-M

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $442
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