Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.3% 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	97.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 07:18
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 97.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 207 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 505 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 29 Parallax 32.5 22% 29.5 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 34.2 23% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 318 279 272 263 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 474 Mixed 383 SusWrite 293 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 47.6 163% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 205 156% 199 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 6TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 40 Write 29.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 41.1 26% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 233% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 96%
Asmt 2105 360GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 20GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 49 48 50 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.5% Below average	Read 67 Write 32.4 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 49.4 35% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 34%
ST332062 0A 320GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 122GB free, PID 6204 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 20.4 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 33.8 39% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 22.4 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 103%

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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	1,275x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	394x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	378x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	168x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	157x

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 $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