Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.2% 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 Drive	97.1% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120531
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 12:01
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 104 2-Core 201 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 396 53% 397 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2733) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 32.3 22% 29.3 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 34.1 23% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 347 272 265 261 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 450 Mixed 386 SusWrite 304 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 43.2 138% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 368 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.8 Write 78.7 Mixed 46.2 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 265GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 93 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 84.8 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 92.9 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 74GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 65 68 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 60 Write 64.2 Mixed 57 SusWrite 67.5 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 84%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 125GB 732 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 106GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 17 8.1 2.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 15.8 Mixed 20.1 SusWrite 12.7 25% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.7 110% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,320 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	625x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	405x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	136x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	124x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	103x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	47x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	50x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples	45x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	39x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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