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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 205 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 385 52% 388 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Palit(1569 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 21.5 Reflection 27 Parallax 30.4 18% 26.3 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 27.5 Splatting 25.1 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 425 Write 447 Mixed 369 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 29.2 101% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 331 249% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 14GB free Firmware: 000F Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 255 Mixed 272 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 14 63% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 24 45% 90 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 177 Write 154 Mixed 90.1 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 481GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 84 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 83 Write 84 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 82.1 104% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1130 2TB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 54 53 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 93.6 Write 76.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 53 95% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 99% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 48%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 328GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 25 26 26 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 31.6 Write 18.4 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 24.7 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M1A1600C10 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.8% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 49%

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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	528x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	438x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	289x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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