Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-HD3  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121024
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 05:18
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 192
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 489
52% 413 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Lighting 26.6
Reflection 24.5
Parallax 32
22% 27.7 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 30.9
Splatting 25.3
24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
568GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 20 14 15 17 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 37.3
Write 46
Mixed 22.8
SusWrite 15.8
22% 30.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-HD3 Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $480
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