Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '16 at 13:59
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$184
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 475
50% 400 Pts
64-Core 476
29% 476 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.6% Good
Lighting 81.3
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 74.1
66% 79.7 fps
MRender 76.7
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 66.3
58% 72.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.7% Below average
Read 192
Write 118
Mixed 73.4
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 9.11
61% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 32.4
DQ Mixed 5.78
11% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 859B BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 029E CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 859B BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,943 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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