Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131231
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 11:42
Run Duration	371 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 99.2 2-Core 200 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 379 51% 378 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.5% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 3 Parallax 3 3% 3.4 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5.2 4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.5% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,372 Write 4,280 Mixed 3561 908% 4,071 MB/s	4K Read 234 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 2.4 436% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 896 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 682 518% 706 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 16GB free Firmware: 9055 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 26 24 26 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 66 Write 65 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 27 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 100%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 16GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 84 57 92 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 84 Write 83 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 78.9 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 29GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 74 77 78 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 62.7 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 72.2 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 75%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 80GB free Firmware: 080. SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 28 25 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 27.6 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 11GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 93 101 91 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 43 Write 74.2 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 90.8 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 12GB free Firmware: 0010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 28 25 28 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 91.2 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 27.7 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3GB free Firmware: 0010 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 67.2 Write 87.2 Mixed 53.7 52% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 90% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 23GB free Firmware: 150. SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 28 25 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 91.7 Write 75.4 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 27.6 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 67%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 64GB 839 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 6GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 1 6.1 0.1 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.21% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 3 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 1.3 17% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 5.21% Great: 35%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID cb22 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 9.6 9.3 9.3 11 9.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	3.84% Terrible	Read 7.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 8.8 7% 5.62 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.84% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 17.5 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 53%

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

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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	73x

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 $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16