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 below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.55 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 523 56% 446 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 119 144 142 136 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 304 Write 206 Mixed 188 SusWrite 136 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 40.6 123% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 101 102% 166 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 204GB free Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 191 114 93 92 94 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 251 Write 234 Mixed 219 SusWrite 133 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 22 94% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 150 112% 151 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 215GB free Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 186 115 96 92 92 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.5% Above average	Read 251 Write 245 Mixed 221 SusWrite 133 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 31.2 106% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 149 123% 176 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 168 Write 124 Mixed 81 SusWrite 43.4 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 401GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 135 136 136 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 112 Write 99.7 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 135 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 101%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 748GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 124 Write 106 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 40.9 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 116 Write 104 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 42.5 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 93 Write 96.8 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 41.7 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 60%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 126 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 123 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 131GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 93 91 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 170 Write 126 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 91.3 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Vulcan-1600 2x8GB 1,179 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 62%

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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 $54Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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