Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131113
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '18 at 22:12
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 450 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 120GB 1,572 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 136 137 136 137 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 403 Mixed 395 SusWrite 163 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 48.4 160% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 99.5 137% 250 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 112%
WD WD1600BJKT-75F4T0 160GB 894 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 148GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 79 Write 81.8 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 82 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 9GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 81 84 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 80.3 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB 3,164 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 79GB free Firmware: GKAOAB5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 44.3 Write 40.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 53.1 30% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 47%
SanDisk Cruzer Pop 16GB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 11GB free, PID 5577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 5.5 6.7 5.5 4 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 9 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 5.4 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.6 95% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 M378B1G73QH0-CK0 16GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	506x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	371x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	279x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	140x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	120x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	104x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	44x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	56x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	56x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	41x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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