Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120919
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '20 at 02:07
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 97 2-Core 173 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 480 49% 397 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.1% Average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 52.9 Parallax 40.5 37% 46.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 57 Splatting 55.1 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 17GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 205 207 192 130 122 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.8% Above average	Read 221 Write 203 Mixed 186 SusWrite 176 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 33.2 110% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 40.1 DQ Write 81.8 DQ Mixed 51.3 42% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 128%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 77 75 68 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 65.2 Write 79 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 73.5 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 85GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 102 101 101 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 106 Write 93.2 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 98 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$32 16,451 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 83GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 79 77 71 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 164 Write 90.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 76.3 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 114%
G-drive USB-C 1TB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 41GB free Firmware: 1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 30 Write 24.2 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 15.6 17% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 84%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 304GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 28 Write 29 Mixed 26 SusWrite 15.7 18% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 65%
Lacie Mobile Drive 1TB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 340GB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 21 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 23.5 Mixed 27 SusWrite 21.4 19% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 69%
HDD 4TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 443GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 120 119 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 87 Write 83.7 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 120 114% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 61%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 80GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.74% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 26 Mixed 20 SusWrite 0.6 24% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.74% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 156GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 27.2 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 0.4 25% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 45%
HDD 4TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 185GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 120 119 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 120 Write 125 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 119 153% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.7 229% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.2% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 18.1 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 17.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	506x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	371x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	279x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	140x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	120x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	104x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	44x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	56x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	56x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	41x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $560

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