Asus Z77-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive80.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z77-A  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '17 at 07:45
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 598
66% 521 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 517
Write 417
Mixed 421
100% 452 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 19.7
108% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 36.2
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 19.5
24% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 124%
Sandisk S128G 126GB
45GB free
Firmware: 3.1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48% Average
Read 456
Write 293
Mixed 325
79% 358 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 16.1
4K Mixed 6.8
38% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 15.1
DQ Write 14.7
DQ Mixed 6.06
7% 12 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48%
Great: 56%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
508GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 147
Write 137
Mixed 125
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.26
107% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 04CD F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77-A Builds (Compare 492 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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