Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


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 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.8% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121219
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	76%

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 i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 86 2-Core 174 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 469 47% 384 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Zotac(19DA 5199) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.87 Reflection 5.85 Parallax 3.72 4% 4.81 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 4.83 Splatting 3.52 4% 4.72 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 409 435 413 442 451 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 449 Mixed 203 SusWrite 420 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 39.5 126% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 270 214% 297 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 121%
Adata SU650 480GB-$89 17,796 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 174GB free Firmware: Q0616B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 233 34 14 55 43 MB/s Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.6% Above average	Read 256 Write 228 Mixed 230 SusWrite 99.9 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 20.3 95% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 26.2 56% 111 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 220GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 143 142 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 98.5 Write 67.2 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 143 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.2 385% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 736GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 139 138 137 140 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 93 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 138 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 148 148 148 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 146 Write 122 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 146 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%

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

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	1,272x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	392x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	377x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	107x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	101x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	65x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16