Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.7% 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	87.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 226 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 453 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Lighting 50.2 Reflection 33 Parallax 63 41% 48.7 fps	MRender 31.8 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 41.9 34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 236 204 164 141 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 479 Write 330 Mixed 298 SusWrite 189 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 34.8 138% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 236 204% 303 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 128%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 13GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 125 110 110 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 406 Write 139 Mixed 215 SusWrite 111 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 32.7 120% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 129 108% 158 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 82%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 279GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 68 69 68 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 68.2 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 67.2 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 174 175 153 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 61.7 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 169 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 37GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 26.5 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 26.8 36% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	527x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	438x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	288x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	44x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	38x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16