Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '16 at 16:26
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 222 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 558 55% 447 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 84CA) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: X212 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 28 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 5058 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1469 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 49 (A8) Unknown 100 100 177 (A9) Unknown 100 100 781 (AB) Unknown 100 100 28 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 69 (AE) Unknown 100 100 57 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 377 (BC) Unknown 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 73 36 154619674651 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 542 (E8) Unknown 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 18135 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12299 (F2) Unknown 253 253 14941 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	92.7% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 348 Mixed 388 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 28.2 130% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 64.6 104% 201 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 652GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 237 234 8141 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7879 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23750 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3486 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 294 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7869 (C2) HDA temperature 119 98 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 176 1506 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.1% Average	Read 94.2 Write 66.1 Mixed 55.6 54% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.25 82% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 343GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 4341 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8724 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15778 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3216 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 285 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8438 (C2) HDA temperature 110 101 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68.3% Good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 94.6 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.37 116% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 862GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 37.4 Mixed 29.9 44% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.24 76% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 691 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 60%

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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	1,271x
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 $109Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $626

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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