Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36% 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	98.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130510
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 63.9 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 172 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 408 45% 354 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F7) 2GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 53.9 34% 44.7 fps	MRender 50.6 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 41.9 39% 48.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 628GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 413 408 416 418 411 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 402 Mixed 400 SusWrite 412 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 39.7 130% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 336 250% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 133%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 120GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 203 201 206 203 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 365 Write 249 Mixed 258 SusWrite 208 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 31 112% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 180 159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 94%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 197GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 82.2 Write 53.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 86.2 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 8.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 76%

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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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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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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