Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.2% 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	78% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	14.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 20:30
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 (72^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 98 2-Core 198 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 348 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Palit(1569 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Lighting 23.1 Reflection 23.9 Parallax 29.5 19% 25.5 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 27.7 Splatting 24.8 23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 315 306 250 234 228 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 392 Write 439 Mixed 258 SusWrite 273 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 29.9 104% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 319 234% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 99%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 28GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 237 234 247 250 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 444 Write 260 Mixed 262 SusWrite 247 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 14.3 77% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 23.3 70% 148 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 460GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 103 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 154 Write 128 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 102 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 98 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 166 Write 133 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 99.6 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 103%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 664GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 25 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 24.6 35% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 22%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 385GB free, PID 1023 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 32 Write 26.8 Mixed 27 SusWrite 25.8 37% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 20%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 102 104 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 102 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1130 2TB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2TB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 97 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 86.5 Mixed 67 SusWrite 95.4 114% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M1A1600C10 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 49%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	522x
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	116x
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 $130Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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