Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.6% 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 Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120402
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 17:14
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 87.6
2-Core 172
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 469
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 2665) 3GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
20.6% Poor
Lighting 24
Reflection 22.9
Parallax 29.9
20% 25.6 fps
MRender 31
Gravity 28.4
Splatting 24.7
22% 28 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 431
Write 106
Mixed 120
47% 219 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 10.7
79% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 11
18% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
445GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 163
Write 139
Mixed 140
111% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.21
74% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 17.2
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,934 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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