Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.1% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120321
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 5.8 GHz, turbo 7.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 425 57% 423 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3751) CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 19.8 17% 19.1 fps	MRender 24.3 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 16.6 17% 21 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 126 133 136 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 382 Write 324 Mixed 322 SusWrite 132 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 35.3 123% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 48.1 44% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB-$45 4,619 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 238GB free Firmware: FB4OC40C SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 27 28 28 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 28.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 28.5 21% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 696GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 128 134 136 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 140 Write 102 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 133 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 113%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 245GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 78 80 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 125 Write 112 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 78.5 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 92 96 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 95 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 94.8 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 72%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 27 28 28 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 129 Write 106 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 28.6 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.8% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	69x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	51x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 680Nvidia $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples	11x

SSD
GOODRAM 240GBBench 79%, 8,481 samples	11x
CS900 1TB SSDPNYBench 78%, 7,281 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	66x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	45x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	18x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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