Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '20 at 11:47
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 96.4
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 351
46% 344 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Asus(1043 043B) 2GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 18.2
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 22.9
15% 19.3 fps
MRender 14
Gravity 17.3
Splatting 19
14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 36 30 27 27 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 92%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB
216GB free
Firmware: MX1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 63 63 63 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 51.3
Write 100
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 62.5
44% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 59%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 1.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
2.51% Terrible
Read 9.3
Write 3.3
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 2.1
4% 4.12 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 1 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.51%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 61%

 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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