Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.8% 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	61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '23 at 01:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 154 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 214 25% 192 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.7 34% 41.3 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 40 Splatting 34.6 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 278 279 296 288 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 313 Write 295 Mixed 200 SusWrite 273 61% 270 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 22.5 76% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 146 126% 182 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 806GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 107 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 79.4 Write 133 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 104 61% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.3 88% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 79 78 75 77 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 20 Write 41 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 74.5 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 27% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 69%
Maxtor 7H500F0 500GB-$50 993 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 245GB free Firmware: HA431DD0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 46 42 44 44 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 0.2 Write 2.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 40.7 9% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 13 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 85%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H - $350

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	486x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	431x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	98x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	88x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
MX500 1TBCrucial $81Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	35x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	45x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $786

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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