Asus Z77-A

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z77-A (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 13:05
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 125 56% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 144 22% 157 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 84CA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.51% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 1.4 2% 1.8 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 1 Splatting 2.3 2% 1.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.51% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 168 144 156 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 416 Write 169 Mixed 163 SusWrite 157 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 18.5 73% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 48.9 DQ Mixed 77.9 81% 140 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 76%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 461GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 197 215 234 233 222 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	71.9% Very good	Read 245 Write 228 Mixed 232 SusWrite 220 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 40.7 126% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 194 147% 197 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 129%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 936GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	48% Average	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 101 150% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.2 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 62%

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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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Typical Z77-A Builds (Compare 491 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus Z77-A - $144

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	112x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	74x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	28x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	20x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $580

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