Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ISR-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 i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 94.8 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 168 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 345 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.98% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 3.27 Parallax 1.44 2% 2.29 fps	MRender 3.14 Gravity 1.17 Splatting 4.04 2% 2.78 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.98% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk SSD 256GB-$150 2,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 26 27 25 27 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 344 Write 37.7 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 26.5 24% 112 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 6.7 36% 9.57 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 54%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 105 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 123 Write 126 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 105 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.7 219% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 924GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 159 Write 147 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 93.2 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 112%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 128 128 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 119 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 128 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 595GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 106 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 100 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 106 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H - $380

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	569x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	247x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	74x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	35x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	26x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $864

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