Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 8.1 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime17.2 Days
Run DateDec 27 '20 at 20:33
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 517
56% 444 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 0705) 896MB
Ram: 896MB, Driver: 340.52
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Lighting 19
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 5.6
16% 12.3 fps
MRender 9.2
Gravity 9.3
Splatting 3.5
6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 06.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 38 40 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 82
Write 72.5
Mixed 58
SusWrite 38.1
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 73%
WD WD400JD-19MSA1 40GB
18GB free
Firmware: 14.03G14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 39 39 40 37 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 46.7
Write 47.2
Mixed 36.9
SusWrite 38.3
31% 42.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 33%
WD WD400JD-19MSA1 40GB
1GB free
Firmware: 14.03G14
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 32.4
Write 32.2
Mixed 26.7
23% 30.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 33%
WD My Passport 071A 1TB
3GB free, PID 071a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 21 21 20 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 30.4
Write 17.8
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 20.3
28% 22 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 04CD F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,936 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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