Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22% 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 Drive37% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '20 at 19:26
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 109
2-Core 218
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 422
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22% Poor
Lighting 25.6
Reflection 25
Parallax 31.9
21% 27.5 fps
MRender 33.2
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 26.1
24% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 105 129 137 143 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 347
Write 301
Mixed 231
SusWrite 129
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 13.8
46% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 17.8
DQ Write 18.1
DQ Mixed 16.6
13% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,940 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $560
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