Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.8% 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 Drive77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '17 at 20:39
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 503
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.8% Below average
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 37.9
38% 38.6 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 36.2
31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 506
Write 247
Mixed 304
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 26.2
107% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 14.2
65% 149 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 124%
WD WD7500AALX-009BA0 750GB
224GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 68.4
Write 71.3
Mixed 67.7
52% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.38
109% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 74%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 16GB-$15
10GB free, PID 168e
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 184
Write 29.1
Mixed 38.8
77% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 1.15
124% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 18.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77X-D3H Builds (Compare 1,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $665
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