Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.7% 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)
Boot Drive	106% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 00:12
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 (76^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 199 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 344 44% 331 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40 34% 42.3 fps	MRender 35.8 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 34.7 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 432 441 420 419 408 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 432 Mixed 421 SusWrite 422 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 46.9 146% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 148GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 86 90 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 85 Write 85.6 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 88.4 95% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 10R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	26%	54	224	136	60	23.8"	1920 1080	ACI24C4 ASUS VN248

History: Score 64: 9R 4G 7B | Score 53: 5R 4G 16B | Score 60: 10R 3G 1B

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	104x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	33x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 670Nvidia $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 6,625 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 3,072 samples	12x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	11x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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