Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	84.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 20:42
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 550 59% 471 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1613 MHz, MLim: 1812 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.2% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 30.9 27% 34 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 33 Splatting 38.6 31% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 305 302 305 305 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 471 Write 312 Mixed 314 SusWrite 294 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 31.9 117% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 215 172% 243 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 129%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 923GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 76 74 75 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 88.3 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 73.7 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 77%
SanDisk USB Ultra 16GB 610 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 5.1 7.2 6.3 6.5 7.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Read 13.1 Write 3.5 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 6 8% 6.6 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 6%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 2.9 3.2 3 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	8.11% Terrible	Read 21 Write 11.3 Mixed 7.3 SusWrite 3.5 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.11% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	521x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	435x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	287x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	44x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	38x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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