Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.1% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131231
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 14:37
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 95.9 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 192 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 300 40% 297 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PowerColor(148C 2340) 2GB CLim: 1180 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 43.9 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 34.6 Splatting 39.7 30% 35.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 28 31 26 20 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 65%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 656GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 107 108 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 174 Write 154 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 107 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z77M-D3H Builds (Compare 868 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H - $145

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	206x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	140x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	71x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	53x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $529

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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