Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21% 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	46.6% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120220
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 00:33
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 47.5 2-Core 114 51% 81.4 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 400 42% 336 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 23.4 Parallax 34 20% 27.3 fps	MRender 32.4 Gravity 29.2 Splatting 24.8 23% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5129 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.19% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.15 Parallax 1.62 2% 2.39 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.48 3% 3.08 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.19% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 105 130 114 108 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 278 Write 328 Mixed 268 SusWrite 113 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 32.9 4K Mixed 27.7 83% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 64 DQ Mixed 41.5 34% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 124%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 87GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 116 111 109 120 114 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.2% Below average	Read 121 Write 140 Mixed 117 SusWrite 113 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 20.5 74% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 29.1 30% 48 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 377GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 132 116 123 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 142 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 118 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 656GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 150 167 165 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 140 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 159 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
Hitachi HCS5C1010CLA382 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 761GB free, PID 104a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 19 18 19 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 23.9 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 18.2 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 42%
HitachiG ST 1TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 656GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 19 18 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 25.7 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 18.2 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991776 (996776) 2x4GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H - $145

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	206x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	141x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	72x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	53x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $529

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