Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20121121
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 18:02
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 161 71% 117 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 320 45% 334 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 4.88 Parallax 3.09 3% 4.02 fps	MRender 4.43 Gravity 4.43 Splatting 3.13 3% 4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: V5DOA58A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 28 Write 23.7 Mixed 20.8 18% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 35%
Toshiba MK2555GSX 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 23GB free Firmware: FG001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 59 42 65 45 68 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.7% Below average	Read 60 Write 62.8 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 53.8 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 40%
Seagate M3 2TB 1,454 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 24 Write 10.8 Mixed 25 SusWrite 9.9 13% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.3 110% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 67%
Samsung STORY Station 1.5TB 903 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 77GB free, PID 5f06 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 8.9 9 9 8.9 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 28 Write 15.5 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 9 24% 18.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 20%
Brother MFC-J6510DW 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 5GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	0.63% Terrible	Read 1 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.7 1% 0.68 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 1%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 60GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.9 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 27 Write 23 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 8.6 26% 20 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.8% Terrible	Read 21.7 Write 21.5 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 8.6 24% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 8.8% Great: 53%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 360GB free, PID 0216 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 26 25 27 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 25.3 34% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 23%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 22GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Read 26 Write 12.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 1.7 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 2x4GB 1,673 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 15.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	179x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	118x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	50x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	38x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $107Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	23x
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
PSD34G160081 2x4GBPatriotBench 48%, 2,742 samples	11x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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