Asus P8Z77-V PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 06:10
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 603 63% 506 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 23% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 256GB 2,468 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM74D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 223 218 229 230 232 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.5% Above average	Read 247 Write 232 Mixed 184 SusWrite 223 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 21.1 85% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 122 95% 132 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 82%
Corsair Nova 2 30GB-$50 122 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 30 31 31 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 110 Write 32.7 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 31.2 13% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 18.8 72% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 43.2 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 36.8 28% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 35%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 79 80 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 146 Write 60.1 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 80.1 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 105%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 461GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 165 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 157 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 105%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 769GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 33.6 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 22.3 41% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 44%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 248GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 31GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 29 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 19.3 36% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 79%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO - $400

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	827x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	556x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	316x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	138x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	113x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	62x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	42x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $855

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16