Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 72.7 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 138 57% 96 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 377 37% 302 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.5% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 48 Parallax 44.6 38% 46.3 fps	MRender 53.2 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 46.7 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 95 79 86 79 85 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.1% Above average	Read 285 Write 279 Mixed 219 SusWrite 103 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 24.7 79% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 145 124% 180 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 263GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 147 150 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 148 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 154 152 144 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 42.5 Write 155 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 150 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 283% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 9.9 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,272x
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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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