Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	59.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 18:27
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3340-$278 8,792 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3340 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 82.4 2-Core 152 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 280 37% 275 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 110 124 129 138 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 285 Write 209 Mixed 189 SusWrite 124 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 34.5 123% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 43.7 39% 57 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 84GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 110 111 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 171 Write 127 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 110 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 64GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 154 154 154 156 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 119 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 154 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 230GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 147 145 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 146 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 112%
Adata XPG EX500 500GB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 334GB free Firmware: 9301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 28.7 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 28 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-038.A00G 2x4GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 55%

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H - $145

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	206x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	140x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	71x
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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Total price: $529

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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