Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140515
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 513 58% 452 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 427 435 433 387 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 370 Mixed 422 SusWrite 410 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 38.7 128% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 49GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 209 209 209 137 61 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.6% Good	Read 247 Write 178 Mixed 205 SusWrite 170 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 31 109% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 174 136% 188 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 126%
ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 977GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 6.2 0 0 130 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 92.9 Mixed 26 SusWrite 67.6 12% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 0.5 8% 4.37 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 2.2 3% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 17%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 711GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 138 138 138 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 136 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 86%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 132 132 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 113 Write 105 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 131 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 74.3 Write 69.1 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 117 61% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 59%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	107x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	34x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	11x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	9x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,072 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 6,625 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	12x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16