Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.01% 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 Drive	69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130529
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 01:01
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 169 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 436 47% 372 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% EVGA(3842 2643) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	6.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 8.97 7% 8.32 fps	MRender 8.71 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 0.13 5% 6.34 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.01% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 213 212 215 210 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 358 Write 421 Mixed 281 SusWrite 220 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 24.3 96% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 117 133% 230 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 107%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 104 111 104 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.5% Average	Read 128 Write 91.8 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 102 114% 90 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 54%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 921GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 63 66 65 60 63 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 132 Write 127 Mixed 112 SusWrite 64.7 144% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 53%
WDC WD10 03FZEX-00MK2A0 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 744GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 169 Write 164 Mixed 129 SusWrite 1.3 146% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 138% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 68%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 62 66 65 60 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 132 Write 134 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 64.3 137% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 48%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.3 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 3.7 106% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 48%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 340GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 16 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 99.8 Write 99 Mixed 40 SusWrite 3 74% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 40%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 47 47 55 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 51 98% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 40%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 43 40 48 55 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 180 Write 83.8 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 50.1 101% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.6 334% 3.57 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 7.7 DQ Mixed 0.5 280% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 65%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 0.8 1 14 0.3 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 105 Write 111 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 4 79% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 40%
Sony Storage Media 8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 02a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.25% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 3.3 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 4.6 8% 8.52 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.25% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	62x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	29x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	22x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
545s Series 256GB (Lenovo)IntelBench 81%, 1,243 samples	8x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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