Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	87.9% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140515
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 14:32
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 5.9 GHz, turbo 6.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 188 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 452 44% 362 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 83%

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: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 28.2 Parallax 32.1 22% 29 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 34 23% 27.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 356 140 218 229 223 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 438 Write 410 Mixed 269 SusWrite 258 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 34.3 130% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 320 245% 331 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 106%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 308GB free Firmware: 3.AFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 1.4 1.6 3.9 4.9 3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 1.2 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 2.8 2% 2.33 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 141GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 78 89 93 92 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 49.3 Write 68.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 88.4 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 179% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 120 137 137 128 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 69.8 Write 87.2 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 128 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 90%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 159GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 78 SusWrite 59.1 67% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 21GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 108 94 93 86 83 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 96.8 Mixed 75 SusWrite 92.6 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 69 69 66 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 71 Write 69.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 68.3 48% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 63GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 48 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 26.5 Write 56.8 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 50.7 31% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB 4,816 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	105x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	34x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 670Nvidia $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 6,625 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,072 samples	12x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	12x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16