Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 13:41
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 217 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 428 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 65 Parallax 58.4 50% 61.4 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 52.8 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 332 Write 150 Mixed 160 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 29.7 102% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 103 82% 113 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 90%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 119GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 430 Write 200 Mixed 93.5 52% 241 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 9.5 42% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.6 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 11.9 12% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,918 Write 69.2 Mixed 134 1,224% 1,707 MB/s	4K Read 989 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2 41,454% 331 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 21 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

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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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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	521x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	435x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	287x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	44x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	38x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $665

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