Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.8% 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	104% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 17:50
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 389 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 910 MHz, MLim: 1305 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 32.4 22% 29.8 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 34 23% 27.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 432 428 440 441 373 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 357 Write 432 Mixed 331 SusWrite 420 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 47 154% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 295 239% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 75 75 75 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 67.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 73.8 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 89GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 62 63 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 60 Write 66 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 62.9 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 54%
Amcc 9650SE-4LPML 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 3.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51% Above average	Read 173 Write 3.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.6 34% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 12GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 16 20 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 86.8 Write 42.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 17.3 60% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 81% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 28%
HGST HUS 726T6TALE6L4 6TB 3TB free, PID 0569 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 192 200 197 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 189 Mixed 119 SusWrite 189 235% 178 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 1.5 380% 4.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 5 DQ Mixed 2 242% 2.67 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	528x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	438x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	288x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16