Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	171% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 14:53
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 194 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 544 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5146 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 94 82% 95.4 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 81 77% 96.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 930GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 759 759 730 742 743 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,077 Write 863 Mixed 709 SusWrite 738 190% 846 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 58.1 196% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 487 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 544 397% 514 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 565%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 872GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 42 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 165 Write 38 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 41.1 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 131% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 120%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 316GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 43 44 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 88.6 Write 35.4 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 43.1 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 89%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 247GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 148 Write 40.9 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 43 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 92%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 128 Write 40 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 40.6 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 107 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 89%
Hitachi HDS723030BLE640 3TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 184GB free Firmware: MX6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 104 Write 35 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 37.2 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 104%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB 1,093 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 401GB free Firmware: NS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 122 Write 40 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 35.4 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB 695 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 326GB free Firmware: APGNT907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 137 Write 39.3 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 41.8 50% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 123%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 373GB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 93.1 Write 35 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 37 37% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 63%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	87x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	42x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $106Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	9x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	5x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $398

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