Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.6% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120822
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 166 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 398 44% 345 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 50.5 48% 55.9 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 63.8 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 16016 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 76 (B1) Unknown 96 96 77 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 41 47 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 29 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29720972136	91.6% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 397 Mixed 251 85% 387 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 35.1 121% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 99.9 105% 173 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 134%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 201GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 162 6833 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10840 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 3 3 71378 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 908 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 131 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10832 (C2) HDA temperature 115 98 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 14342 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	45.8% Average	Read 79.5 Write 79.7 Mixed 65 56% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.21 78% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 51%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 101GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 179 6000 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15711 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 36507 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 232 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 110 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 142 142 175583 (C2) HDA temperature 117 103 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.1% Above average	Read 77.3 Write 111 Mixed 61.4 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.19 79% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 10.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 51%

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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	521x
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	115x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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