Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Graphics	6.53% 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.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130313
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '22 at 21:39
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 92.2 2-Core 160 59% 126 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 441 45% 365 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 59% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Sapphire(174B E195) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1010 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 9 Parallax 7.1 7% 8.13 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 7.3 6% 7.47 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,322 Write 2,300 Mixed 2,359 521% 2,327 MB/s	4K Read 109 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 60.2 280% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 239 188% 262 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 65 65 67 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 47.4 SusWrite 65.3 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 47GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 87 86 87 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 69.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 85.9 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 24GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 83 82 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 90.8 Write 97.6 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 82.9 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 98%
G-drive USB-C 5TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 52GB free Firmware: 2003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 54.4 Write 23.8 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 17 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.7 177% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 70%
WD WD120EDAZ-11F3RA0 12TB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 86GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 104 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 112 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 103 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 268% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 111%
WD WD120EDAZ-11F3RA0 12TB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 7GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 184 Write 185 Mixed 82.8 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.6 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 111%
WD easystore 264D 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 26GB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 56.8 Write 29.5 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 18.6 38% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 58% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 76%
WD easystore 264D 12TB 733 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 84 86 83 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 102 Write 112 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 87.7 127% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.3 213% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 103%

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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 $191Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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