Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive50.8% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 182
76% 127 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 406
52% 395 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Palit(1569 0FC6) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.11% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 9.42
Parallax 12
8% 10.6 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 13
11% 13 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.11%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1225G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 82 82 77 78 75 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.8% Above average
Read 227
Write 94.3
Mixed 120
SusWrite 75.1
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 33.6
113% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 53.5
DQ Mixed 41.6
32% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 90%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$91
101GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 85 83 78 79 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 71.8
Write 70.8
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 76.3
52% 70.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 24
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 78%

 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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