Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.2% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 08:59
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 234 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 387 47% 362 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 59 Parallax 80.1 57% 69.5 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 78.3 56% 66.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 130 127 123 131 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 426 Write 197 Mixed 192 SusWrite 131 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 21.9 86% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 100 94% 152 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 76%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 56GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 33 21 26 44 28 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	18.2% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 20.5 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 26.8 6% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 11.3 45% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 48.7 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 6.7 13% 27.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 72%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 197GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 188 190 147 176 181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 304 Write 188 Mixed 230 SusWrite 180 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 31.1 104% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 85.2 DQ Write 96 DQ Mixed 73.4 60% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 107GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 316 311 311 314 314 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 393 Mixed 368 SusWrite 325 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 45.9 144% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 135GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 140 140 142 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 87 Write 37 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 140 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 17.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 9.6 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.7% 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 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	522x
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	116x
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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Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $45	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