Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-HD3  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121121
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 06:18
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 378
51% 381 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 147
Parallax 127
107% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 133
Splatting 108
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 222 95 130 88 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 354
Write 321
Mixed 174
SusWrite 141
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 32.1
98% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.8
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 40.5
39% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 108%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
144GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 361 328 329 329 324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 391
Write 370
Mixed 264
SusWrite 332
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 40.2
129% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 41.5
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 55.8
49% 69.6 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 123%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 27
Write 26.5
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 26.5
19% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 19.4
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-HD3 Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $480
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