Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.3% 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	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 04:10
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570 104,858 User benchmarks, average bench 65% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 446 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 24.3 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 33.4 20% 28.3 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 31 Splatting 26 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 4 5.5 7.6 3.4 7.3 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 443 Write 17.5 Mixed 110 SusWrite 5.7 31% 144 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 29 98% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 40.1 DQ Mixed 19.4 42% 92.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 73%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$44 6,626 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 233GB free Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 656 743 501 222 440 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 760 Write 457 Mixed 924 SusWrite 539 151% 670 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 50.8 184% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 801 609% 818 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 228%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 327GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 65 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 80.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 65.7 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 62GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 101 107 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 111 Write 98.3 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 103 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 108%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 142GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 147 148 147 141 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 108 Write 193 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 149 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 330% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 435GB free Firmware: 0001LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 88 86 87 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 82.8 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 86.6 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 61%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 3GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 11 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 124 Write 35 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 15.1 64% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.5 231% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.7 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 9R 4G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	19%	69	232	129	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D0F S24E500

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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