ECS Z77H2-AX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.2% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	ECS Z77H2-AX (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '22 at 09:03
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	MDA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (50^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% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 172 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 508 54% 433 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Elitegroup(1019 7B93) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.31% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2 Parallax 2.8 3% 2.93 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.8 3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.31% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.2% Below average	Lighting 38.8 Reflection 51 Parallax 31.7 32% 40.5 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 35.6 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126KB Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 340 Write 145 Mixed 190 49% 225 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 22.2 83% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 41.3 DQ Mixed 32.5 25% 33.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 667GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 150 153 152 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 141 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 150 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6H Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 TS512MLK64V6H Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z77H2-AX Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-AX

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	28x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	6x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	19x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	5x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	3x

SSD
SSD370S 128GBTranscend $70Bench 74%, 10,510 samples	10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	6x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $95Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	4x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 6,401 samples	19x
TS512MLK64V6H 2x4GBTranscendBench 51%, 483 samples	3x
TS512MLK64V6H Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 TS512MLK64V6H Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 20GBTranscendBench 54%, 3 samples	3x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16