Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 21:57
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 179 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 348 46% 348 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 22B2) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.66% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.23 Parallax 1.97 2% 2.13 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 1.74 1% 1.72 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.66% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 126 124 125 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 290 Write 143 Mixed 183 SusWrite 123 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 26.9 93% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 112 95% 139 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 378GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 113 118 115 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 61 Write 57 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 114 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 6GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 58 50 37 61 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 61.8 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 54.3 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 543GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 151 153 152 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 101 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 151 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 8GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	526x
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	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16