Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '22 at 20:54
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 (75^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 187 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 480 49% 397 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 285 Parallax 323 244% 303 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 257 Splatting 188 209% 266 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 429 445 411 397 428 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 446 Mixed 372 SusWrite 421 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 34.6 136% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 285 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 137%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 13GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 167 180 166 109 99 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 253 Write 173 Mixed 184 SusWrite 149 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 16.6 79% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 58.9 63% 105 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 72%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 134GB free Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 225 324 365 363 377 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 369 Write 221 Mixed 268 SusWrite 312 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 26.9 87% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 194 134% 167 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 347%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 331GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 76 76 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	44% Average	Read 77 Write 74.9 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 75.8 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 52%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 831GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 103 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 98 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 102 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 62%

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

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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	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	10x
GTX 670Nvidia $435Bench 28%, 47,610 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	12x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16