Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.1% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 10:07
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 450
61% 456 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
POV(1ACC 662A) 2GB
CLim: 1352 MHz, MLim: 1702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Lighting 34.7
Reflection 36.1
Parallax 50.8
28% 40.6 fps
MRender 45.9
Gravity 38.7
Splatting 30.9
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 84 69 61 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 167
Write 165
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 78.8
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
22GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 106 107 105 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 103
Write 97.1
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 103
67% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 68%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
296GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 136 134 133 137 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 94
Write 93.5
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 130
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CM3X4GAD1600C9A4 029E CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 029E CM3X4GAD1600C9A4 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.4% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 10.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,932 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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