Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.8% 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	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120821
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '17 at 21:45
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 164 71% 117 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 353 41% 316 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Lighting 26.4 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 31.6 22% 28.6 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 21.1 Splatting 33.5 22% 26.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 9251255 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 127629248169903 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1799 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 113 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 38 64426999833 (C2) HDA temperature 25 38 64426999833 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 9251255 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 9251255 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 9251255 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3919 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4151 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4151 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5141	58.1% Above average	Read 485 Write 125 Mixed 175 57% 262 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 15.6 83% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 43.2 60% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 73%
WD WD2500AAKX-321CA0 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 765GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 196608 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897091770 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 77 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 51 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 52 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 77 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 77 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 176094838809 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 175 Mixed 149 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.19 96% 1 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 93GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 147144392 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12398 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 87630827 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5331 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 6026 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 8590458922 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 55 420741145 (C2) HDA temperature 25 45 55834574873 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 32 23 147144392 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 26 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 28853590315197 (F1) Unknown 100 253 716344944 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2795607440	40.7% Average	Read 75.8 Write 65.7 Mixed 76.5 55% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.38 88% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 2300 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2339 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1956 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1870 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 118 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2220 (C2) HDA temperature 120 105 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	61.8% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 100 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.25 79% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	509x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	371x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	279x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	140x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	120x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	104x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	44x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	56x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	56x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	41x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $560

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16