Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '20 at 03:12
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	78%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 69.4 1-Core 78.6 2-Core 178 61% 109 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 390 48% 366 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6950 770 User benchmarks, average bench 20% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 21 Reflection 15 Parallax 16.4 17% 17.5 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 19 13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 293 311 307 313 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 419 Write 382 Mixed 377 SusWrite 306 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 27.1 92% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 293 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 125%
Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GB 4,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 118GB free Firmware: DXT04L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 130 130 130 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.9% Average	Read 198 Write 124 Mixed 124 SusWrite 130 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 16.4 73% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 44.8 65% 123 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 648GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 140 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 159 Write 123 Mixed 82 SusWrite 140 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 886GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 126 125 123 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 125 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 188GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 59 60 57 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 84.5 Write 84.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 58.9 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 53%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 35GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 80 76 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 49.3 Write 73 Mixed 74 SusWrite 78.5 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 174% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 97%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 290GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 85 86 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 49.2 Write 71 Mixed 67 SusWrite 87.2 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 153GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 27 30 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 31 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 27.6 25% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 47%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 16GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 85 Mixed 49 SusWrite 89.5 104% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 53%

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 below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11.2 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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 $50Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $179

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16