Asus Z77-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.6% 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 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 9 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)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '17 at 14:43
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 402
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 344.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 31.1
21% 27.2 fps
MRender 33.3
Gravity 24.3
Splatting 25.7
22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 158
Write 141
Mixed 126
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.23
70% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160B.C16F 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 62%

 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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