Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110726
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '18 at 22:15
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 87.6
2-Core 158
68% 112 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 422
43% 346 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1542 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Lighting 65
Reflection 71.3
Parallax 61.9
53% 66.1 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 57
51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
45GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.8% Above average
Read 232
Write 189
Mixed 184
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 20.9
96% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 65.2
DQ Mixed 21.1
24% 39.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
125GB free
Firmware: 3.ADG Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 68.7
Write 65.2
Mixed 27.5
40% 53.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 0.92
4K Mixed 0.34
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MN6OA5C0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 78.5
Write 73.3
Mixed 39.9
47% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.23
4K Mixed 0.1
18% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 18GB
null MHz
8192, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.8
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 695 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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