Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '18 at 20:23
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
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 (97th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 402
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 960GB-$59
890GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41% Average
Read 186
Write 213
Mixed 154
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 12.2
61% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 83.7
DQ Mixed 14.5
22% 39.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 41%
Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 333
Write 246
Mixed 178
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 10.5
70% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 37.8
DQ Mixed 8.91
12% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
1TB free
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 152
Write 158
Mixed 86.7
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.37
106% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX4GX3M2B1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 53%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $165Nvidia RTX 4070 $542Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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