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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	99.4% 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	12 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 258 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 506 67% 504 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.2% 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) 2GB 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% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 421 422 422 425 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 434 Mixed 422 SusWrite 415 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 37.1 125% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 176 181% 296 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 576GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 109 111 112 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 139 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 111 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%
WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB 2,936 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 123 Mixed 102 SusWrite 130 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 824GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 121 123 124 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 119 Write 119 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 123 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 52GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 80 81 83 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 55 Write 81.7 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 83.2 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 197% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.1% 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% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.7% 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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