Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 22:14
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 198 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 382 48% 368 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 25.6 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 31.5 21% 27.1 fps	Splatting 25.2 26% 25.2 fps
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 247 Write 210 Mixed 197 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 14.4 84% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 22.2 41% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 813GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 165 165 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 101 SusWrite 168 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 108%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 927 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 17.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 15 23% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3 207% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 17%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 21 21 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 33 Write 28.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 21.8 36% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 164% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,192 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z77X-UP4 TH Builds (Compare 191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	87x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	42x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $106Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	9x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	5x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $398

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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