Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '17 at 18:14
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$188
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 223
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 537
62% 481 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.6% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 2.23
Parallax 1.5
1% 1.81 fps
MRender 2.81
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 3.13
2% 2.39 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.6%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 274
Write 321
Mixed 308
68% 301 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 9.43
4K Mixed 6.2
37% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 16.9
DQ Write 8.43
DQ Mixed 5.62
6% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 237%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB
267GB free
Firmware: 02.03B03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 102
Write 92.9
Mixed 94
73% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.4
112% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 18.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $437
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