Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 14:48
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 490 66% 493 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 3GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5069 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 419 420 414 372 376 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 437 Mixed 417 SusWrite 403 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 42.8 135% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 297 244% 347 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 700GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 172 174 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 169 Mixed 104 SusWrite 174 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 830GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 120 119 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 121 Write 110 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 121 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 68%
WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB 2,936 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 119 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 119 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 332GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 123 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 123 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 69GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 81 82 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	40% Below average	Read 53.8 Write 83.5 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 84.2 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 186% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U16C11G ACR512X64D3U16C11G 04CB DDR3 1600 04CB DDR3 1600 14GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.4 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 16.6 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 59%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	75x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	31x

GPU
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	9x
530 Series 180GBIntelBench 71%, 4,011 samples	8x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	7x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	7x

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Total price: $179

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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) $30	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