Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120919
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 17:17
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.8% Average
Memory 42.9
1-Core 54.2
2-Core 114
40% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 229
8-Core 435
40% 332 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.4% Very good
Lighting 92.6
Reflection 107
Parallax 96.8
76% 98.7 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 96.5
Splatting 96
78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 25 56 118 123 127 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 126
Write 129
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 88.6
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
53GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 92 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 55
Write 97.4
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 90.3
55% 75 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 88%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
334GB free, PID b207
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 126 125 124 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 147
Write 144
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 126
141% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.1
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 189
21% 189 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z77M-D3H Builds (Compare 869 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H - $145

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $529
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