Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120221
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 02:35
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3550-$335
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 99
2-Core 196
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 372
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 1.92
Parallax 1.44
2% 1.75 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 1.17
Splatting 3.74
2% 2.84 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 123 120 117 82 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.7% Above average
Read 234
Write 129
Mixed 163
SusWrite 112
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 28
98% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 113
97% 144 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 81%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 108 108 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 113
Write 103
Mixed 53.3
SusWrite 108
69% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 10
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77MX-D3H Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $179
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