Asus P8Z77-V LK

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.3% 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 Drive	61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LK (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140321
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '24 at 19:01
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 190 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 517 53% 428 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PNY(196E 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 33.9 29% 36 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 34.3 Splatting 30 26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAH20105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 86 178 36 17 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 462 Write 399 Mixed 387 SusWrite 82.5 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 22.8 101% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 112 97% 146 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 102%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 204GB free Firmware: CS900B12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 176 177 180 181 181 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.3% Above average	Read 249 Write 212 Mixed 216 SusWrite 187 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 26.6 91% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 154 127% 182 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 91%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,164 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 140 Write 137 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 133 153% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.6 233% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 53%
Initio INIC-1610P 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1.5TB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 38 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 32.7 48% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 65% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GB 2,925 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27F4 ASUS VE276

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK - $140

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	689x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	565x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	354x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	143x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	55x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	43x

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Total price: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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