Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.31% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive37.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-D3H  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime3 Days
Run DateOct 14 '18 at 16:08
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3550-$335
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 362
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
MSI(1462 2756) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
7.31% Terrible
Lighting 8.43
Reflection 7.73
Parallax 8.97
7% 8.38 fps
MRender 8.62
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.83 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.31%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 72 83 64 89 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 204
Write 48
Mixed 304
SusWrite 86.7
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 14.1
79% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 27.5
DQ Mixed 13.8
13% 20.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600LL Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
51.8% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-D3H Builds (Compare 1,969 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $332
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