Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	85% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '22 at 05:55
Run Duration	405 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 97.3 1-Core 92 2-Core 164 72% 118 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 497 46% 387 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 217 189 193 243 239 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 339 Write 333 Mixed 338 SusWrite 216 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 42.4 135% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 429 303% 381 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 244%
BR 480G 480GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 43GB free Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 100 55 6.5 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 335 Write 218 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 61.4 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 8.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 84%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 107 110 119 135 131 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.1% Poor	Read 168 Write 96.7 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 120 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 9.8 41% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 15 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 102%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 96GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 119 122 123 36 53 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 443 Write 419 Mixed 392 SusWrite 85.3 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 25 110% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 0.3 77% 184 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 92%
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB 7,052 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 26GB free Firmware: V9002s77 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 333 Write 277 Mixed 268 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 21.9 77% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 36 78% 167 MB/s
Poor: 101% Great: 268%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 98GB free Firmware: 32B3T8EB SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 169 174 187 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 351 Write 313 Mixed 322 SusWrite 175 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 42.9 146% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 366 266% 347 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 277%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 149GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 127 131 142 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 333 Write 266 Mixed 298 SusWrite 133 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 20.2 97% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 180 156% 233 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 111%
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB 7,052 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 411GB free Firmware: VC0S0288 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1248 1255 1269 1239 864 165 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,658 Write 1,220 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,007 287% 1,282 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 48.9 156% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 449 334% 444 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 268%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 26GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 121 123 132 128 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.2% Above average	Read 242 Write 94.5 Mixed 116 SusWrite 124 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 23 84% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 114 111% 176 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 100%
SSD 2TB 2TB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 768GB free Firmware: U0128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 317 323 317 322 321 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 340 Write 312 Mixed 305 SusWrite 322 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 23.6 94% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 46.3 70% 127 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 107%
SSD 1TB 1TB 2,981 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 931GB free Firmware: FW210415 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 100 136 176 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 328 Write 232 Mixed 242 SusWrite 132 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 12.2 86% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 19.7 52% 113 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 13GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 101 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 115 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 195GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 102 102 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 74.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 100 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 1,342 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 225GB free Firmware: JKAOA35C SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 100 102 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 61.8 Write 60.5 Mixed 40 SusWrite 99.7 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,568 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	526x
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	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $660

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16