Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.4% 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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 15:56
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 631 68% 541 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 200 Parallax 202 153% 197 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 190 Splatting 127 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 324 349 358 358 360 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 374 Write 359 Mixed 270 SusWrite 337 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 37.5 138% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 184 150% 215 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 133%
WD WD6400AADS-00M2B0 640GB 1,496 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 46GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 62 65 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 63.5 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 63.8 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 59%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 16GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 183 186 182 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 134 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 184 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 27GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 97 101 100 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 71 SusWrite 98.9 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 60%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 32GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 115 116 117 121 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 103 Write 95.2 Mixed 67 SusWrite 114 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 22GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 34 Write 36.3 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 12.4 35% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 27GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 28 SusWrite 12.7 37% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 22%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 38GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 29 32 33 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 27 SusWrite 31.6 44% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 43%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 938GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 99 105 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 103 130% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 36.5 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 12.3 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 78%

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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