Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120919
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 06:02
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 185
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 462
49% 390 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.3347
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.42% Terrible
Lighting 2.63
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 1.78
2% 2.82 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 1.43
Splatting 4.91
3% 3.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.42%
Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (74 fps cap detected)
60.4% Good
Lighting 74.6
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 72.2
61% 73.7 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 73.7
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 99 79 73 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 408
Write 122
Mixed 176
SusWrite 84.8
43% 198 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 37.3
144% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 141
110% 153 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
1TB free
Firmware: MN6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 141 141 142 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 146
Write 142
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 142
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.5
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,934 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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