Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 02:34
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 198 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 457 50% 393 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1822 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 120 Parallax 106 88% 112 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 106 Splatting 95.8 82% 101 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,210 Write 4,235 Mixed 4,559 1,040% 4,668 MB/s	4K Read 271 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 70.2 556% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 675 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 354 290% 426 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 188GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 89.7 Write 26.1 Mixed 63.6 45% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 70.5 70% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 109GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 88.9 Write 18.7 Mixed 60.1 42% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 144 Write 161 Mixed 68.9 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 24.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 86%

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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