Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110519
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 12:32
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 179 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 347 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 26 Reflection 24 Parallax 31.5 21% 27.2 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 30 Splatting 25.1 24% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 330 193 183 157 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 441 Mixed 391 SusWrite 232 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 42.4 138% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 59GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 9.9 9.9 10 9.9 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 30 Write 29.5 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 10 17% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 41GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 72 73 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 52.5 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 77 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 69%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 185GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.9 9.9 9.9 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 31.3 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 10 18% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 69%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 92GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 28 Mixed 26 SusWrite 16.9 34% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 16.4 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	179x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	110x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	35x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	187x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	125x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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