Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130313
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '16 at 01:46
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2405S 194 User benchmarks, average bench 64% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2405S CPU @ 2.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 157 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 276 37% 275 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 0000) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	3.51% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 5 Parallax 3.5 4% 4.27 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.51% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 553 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 306 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 50 214749544479 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4420613135 (F7) Unknown 100 100 138938096 (F8) Unknown 100 100 68715194	86.2% Excellent	Read 504 Write 475 Mixed 475 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 27.2 101% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 43 58% 105 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 196980360 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2863 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 1747864 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2425 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1008 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 150776840219 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 86 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10468 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 -140737488355301 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 12760347836774 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5741256077 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9167118427	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 176 Mixed 164 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.31 96% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 798GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 195 186 1686 (03) Spinup time 220 160 3983 (04) Start/Stop count 7 7 93605 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10944 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2427 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 303 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 120 120 241989 (C2) HDA temperature 123 106 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51.4% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 84.8 Mixed 86.4 67% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.22 89% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 318GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 140671964 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8413 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 4322881766 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4499 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1548 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 52 487915547 (C2) HDA temperature 27 48 12884901915 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 27 140671964 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -86187108720950 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2708034890 (F2) Unknown 100 253 71466852	52.7% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 91.3 Mixed 88.1 68% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.54 121% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 47%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	115x
Core i7-2600Intel $196Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	41x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	15x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	148x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	144x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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