Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 33%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	57.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '22 at 04:14
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 below expectations (2^nd percentile)	33% Below average	Memory 50.6 1-Core 81 2-Core 66.3 43% 66 Pts	4-Core 83.9 8-Core 205 16% 144 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.51% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 1.3 Parallax 1.5 2% 1.53 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 2.3 2% 1.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.51% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 91 76 70 70 67 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.9% Below average	Read 208 Write 181 Mixed 195 SusWrite 83.3 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 22.7 72% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 40 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 50.9 43% 60.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 180GB free Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 74 62 61 59 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.5% Poor	Read 130 Write 109 Mixed 105 SusWrite 78.5 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 16.6 48% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 35.6 31% 43.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 717GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 73 62 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 111 Write 150 Mixed 72 SusWrite 78.1 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 128 132 130 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 92.9 Write 132 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 129 135% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.1 66% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	MC Read 4.5 MC Write 4.9 MC Mixed 5.2 14% 4.87 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 4.9 14% 4.87 GB/s	Latency 158 25% 158 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 67%

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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 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	366x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	238x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	385x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	289x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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 $178	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