Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '16 at 16:45
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 630 68% 538 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
Drobo DroboPro 17.5TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 13.5TB free Firmware: 1.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 105 Write 80 Mixed 96.1 71% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.04 73% 1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 727GB free Firmware: CC4H Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 150 Mixed 88.5 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.28 89% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 582GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 87.4 Mixed 59.3 97% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 44%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 389GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 74.9 Write 65.5 Mixed 39.4 73% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.29 4K Mixed 0.14 16% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 33%
Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 64GB-$20 539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 56GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 289 Write 208 Mixed 100 229% 199 MB/s	4K Read 4.65 4K Write 0.41 4K Mixed 0.31 42% 1.79 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 937 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 64%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	621x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	403x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	123x
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 $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