Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 08:26
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 647 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1623 MHz, MLim: 1842 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 121 123 111 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 100 Write 181 Mixed 170 SusWrite 121 33% 143 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 30.5 122% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 152 124% 176 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 67%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 481GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 411 413 420 421 425 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 479 Mixed 416 SusWrite 416 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 49.9 162% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 352 277% 383 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 445%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 149GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 422 424 436 409 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 454 Mixed 342 SusWrite 414 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 43.8 153% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 176 177% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 116%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 102 107 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 104 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 72%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 107 107 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 126 Mixed 106 SusWrite 106 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 83%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 357GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 26.6 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 25.8 36% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 25 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 130%

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Gaming 26%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 22%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	60x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	5x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	7x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	5x

SSD
Savage 120GBHyperX $80Bench 86%, 7,194 samples	17x
Z400s 128GBSanDisk $109Bench 61%, 10,807 samples	5x
WDS500G2B0A 500GBWDCBench 98%, 24,830 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	17x
CMD16GX3M2A1866C9 Samsung M378B5173BH0-CK0 029E CMD16GX3M2A1866C9 Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 28GBUnknownBench 32%, 7 samples	7x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 63%, 2,772 samples	3x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $314

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