Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z77  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '16 at 05:56
Run Duration57 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 435
48% 378 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 1,005
Write 438
Mixed 439
137% 628 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 16.8
107% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 14.6
98% 224 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 112%
Great: 313%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.8% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH Z77 Builds (Compare 2,506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $677
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HDDRAMUSB
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