Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '18 at 18:35
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 87.7 2-Core 138 67% 107 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 223 30% 222 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.26% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 4.19 Parallax 2.75 3% 3.61 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.09 3% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 90 84 99 107 113 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 93.9 63% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 232GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 187 193 185 198 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 175 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 192 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Wilk GOODRAM 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 2 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3 5% 4.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLN-2G Kingston 9905403-153.A00LF JM1333KLN-2G Kingston 9905403-153.A00LF 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.3% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 18.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

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

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 75%

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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	141x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	72x
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 $269	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 $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