Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.1% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120919
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 11 '20 at 09:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 195
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 504
57% 447 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Zotac(19DA 6326) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.66% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 4.06
4% 4.22 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 3.87
Splatting 6.09
4% 4.64 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.66%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03090004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 48 47 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 350
Write 52.4
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 49.2
28% 131 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 36.5
89% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 34.9
DQ Write 46.2
DQ Mixed 20.8
21% 34 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
905GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 211 216 220 206 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 167
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 212
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 121%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,934 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $560
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