Details on how the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H motherboard was configured for benchmarking - including specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions - is listed in the Test System Spec chart below. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results.

PCSTATS Test System Specs
test system processor: intel core i7 3820 (32nm) intel core i5 2500k (32nm) amd fusion a8-3850 (32nm) amd Phenom II X6 1090T (45nm) Intel Core i7 920 (45nm) Clock Speed: 36 x 100MHz = 3.6 GHz 33 x 100 MHz = 3.3 GHz 29 x 100 MHz = 2.9 GHz 16 x 200 MHz = 3.2 GHz 20 x 133 MHz = 2.67 GHz Socket: Socket LGA2011 Socket LGA1155 Socket FM1 Socket AM3 / AM2+ Socket LGA1366 Motherboard: - Intel X79 - Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 - Intel Z77 - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB* Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H* Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ECS Z77H2-A2X - Intel Z68 - Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD - Intel P67 - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 ASUS P8P67 Pro MSI P67A-GD65 ECS P67H2-A - Intel H67 - ASUS P8H67-M Evo Biostar TH67XE ECS H67H2-M Intel DH67BL - AMD A75 - Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H Biostar TA75M+ - AMD 990FX Biostar TA990FXE* Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7* ASUS Crosshair V Formula* - AMD 890FX Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Biostar TA890FXE MSI 890FXA-GD70 - AMD 790FX Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P - AMD 785G - MSI 785GM-E65 - Intel X58 - Gigabyte G1.Assassin* Videocard: Gigabyte GV-N470SO-13I (Geforce GTX470) ASUS ENGTS250 DK (Geforce GTS250) Memory: x32 - 4GB / x64 - 4x4GB Corsair CMZ16GX3M-4X1600C9 DDR3-1600 9.9.9.24 2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 8.8.8.24 2x 2GB Corsair XMS3-1600C8 3x 2GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D DDR3 Memory Speed: DDR3-1600 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1066 *DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333 Hard Drive: 120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATA II) *240GB Sandisk Extreme SSD (6Gb/s SATAIII) 120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATAII) Intel SRT Tests: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD 740 & 20GB Intel Larson Creek 311 SSD 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD 740 (3GB/s SATA II) *120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATA II) Optical Drive: Plextor PX-B310U Blu-Ray ASUS BC-1205PT-BD Power Supply: NoFan P-400A (400W) Seasonic SS-760KM (760W) PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 750W Heatsink: Zalman CNPS11X Performa Heatsink Intel Reference LGA1155 Heatsink AMD Reference Heatsink AMD Reference Heatsink Intel Reference LGA1366 Heatsink Monitor (1080p): ASUS MK241 24" HD LCD Software Setup: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultiimate 32-bit & 64-bit Intel INF 9.2.3.1020 nVidia 285.62 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x32/x64 Intel 9.2.0.1025 nVIDIA 266.58 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x32/x64 AMD Catalyst 8.86RC2 nVIDIA 266.58 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate AMD Catalyst 9.12 nVIDIA Forceware 195.62 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Intel INF 9.1.0.1012 nVIDIA Forceware 182.08 Benchmarks: System Benchmarks: Sysmark 2012, SYSmark 2007, PCMark Vantage, SiSoft Sandra 2011 Gaming B/M: 3DMark 11, 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 06

SYSmark 2012	Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2012 is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of office productivity, data/financial analysis, system management, media creation, 3D modeling and web development. SYSmark 2012 is a ground up development and features the latest and most popular applications from each of their respective fields.

SYSMark 2012 Overall: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 215 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 197 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 181 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 179 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 185 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 178 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 129 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 123 Office Productivity: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 183 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 177 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 162 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 158 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 166 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 159 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 129 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 125 Media Creation: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 197 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 184 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 165 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 163 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 169 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 166 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 121 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 116 Web Development: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 225 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 201 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 184 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 183 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 187 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 183 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 96 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 93 Data / Financial Analysis: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 268 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 224 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 217 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 212 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 223 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 217 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 154 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 147 3D Modeling: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 243 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 212 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 190 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 188 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 187 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 176 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 139 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 129 System Management: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 (X79 / 1600) 185 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / IVB) 189 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB (Z77 / 1333 / SNB) 173 ECS Z77H2-A2X (Z77 / 1333) 173 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD4H (Z77 / 1333) 181 Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H (Z77 / 1333) 176 Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 143 MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X / 1333 A10-5800K) 136

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