Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.5% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '17 at 00:01
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 586
65% 512 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 128
Parallax 107
100% 119 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 112
Splatting 112
90% 110 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 277
Mixed 280
77% 351 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 30.3
138% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 66.3
106% 209 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 114%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 148
Write 148
Mixed 136
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.64
4K Mixed 0.22
102% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
925GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 161
Write 95.3
Mixed 117
94% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.17
76% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,933 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $560
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