Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	42.2% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '20 at 15:58
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 613 66% 528 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Gigabyte(1458 3628) 3GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 47% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 124 107 143 100 111 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	42.2% Average	Read 214 Write 220 Mixed 178 SusWrite 128 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 17.2 66% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 109 86% 122 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 518GB free Firmware: SD37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 105 109 113 116 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 111 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 465GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 126 129 135 138 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 133 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 115 108 125 126 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 120 Write 134 Mixed 76 SusWrite 120 153% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 103% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 3,428 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.9% 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	521x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	435x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	287x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $665

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