Asus P8Z77-V LX2

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX2 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 11:47
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 459 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 81.3 54% 71.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 55.9 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM08D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 215 219 221 230 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 237 Write 223 Mixed 180 SusWrite 219 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 17.4 72% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 74 DQ Mixed 27.3 39% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 776GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 464 462 465 465 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 415 SusWrite 457 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 42.6 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 367 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 886GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 58 74 94 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 93.5 Write 61 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 75.6 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 59%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 756GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 38 37 38 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 37 Write 35 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 36.6 47% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 8502 1600 CL9 Series Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.6% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.1 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX2

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	292x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	249x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	101x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	98x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	59x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	37x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	26x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16