Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.5% 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	59.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120605
Uptime	17.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	93%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th 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 Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 59.8 2-Core 140 56% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 387 42% 335 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 20.8 Parallax 39.5 34% 34.2 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 31.2 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE SSD 960GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 215 247 105 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 349 Write 366 Mixed 275 SusWrite 167 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 23.2 72% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 167 161% 254 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 107%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 40GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 101 100 103 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 216 Write 95.3 Mixed 112 SusWrite 98.6 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 8.2 40% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 86.7 DQ Mixed 79.3 70% 107 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 46%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 119 112 131 118 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 89 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 121 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 101%
Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB-$290 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 109 111 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 38.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 110 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 86GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 80 81 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	39% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 12.9 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 81.2 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 61%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 168GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 76 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 67.5 Write 46.3 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 74.9 45% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 274GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 80 80 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 47.8 Write 53 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 80.1 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 101%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 404GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 57 58 33 59 60 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 46.3 Write 34.3 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 52.7 60% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 44%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE-2 64GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 31GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 45 45 49 66 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 83.5 Write 24 Mixed 20 SusWrite 51.4 52% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 96% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 82%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 - $210

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	1,274x
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	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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