Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19% 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 Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 21:22
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 117 2-Core 239 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 394 53% 396 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1852 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19% Very poor	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 0.4 2% 2.6 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 58.3 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 129 113 116 111 101 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 464 Mixed 398 SusWrite 154 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58 199% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 360 273% 368 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 128GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 64 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 69.7 Write 33.3 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 70.8 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 42%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 111GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 77 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 80 Write 78.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 84.8 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 49%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 102GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 55 62 63 61 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 61 Write 61.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 61 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 135GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 59 65 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 12.2 Write 10.2 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 64.7 18% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 43%
WD WD360GD-00FNA0 37GB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 29GB free Firmware: 35.06K35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 49 52 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 28.8 Write 55.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 52.3 30% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 62%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H - $350

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	483x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	427x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	96x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	87x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	35x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	45x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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