Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 13:45
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 208 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 404 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 45% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 236 233 237 237 236 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 332 Write 215 Mixed 180 SusWrite 231 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 22.6 4K Mixed 11.3 57% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 87.2 DQ Write 22.7 DQ Mixed 33.7 30% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 86%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 142GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 245 209 162 241 249 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.5% Good	Read 255 Write 180 Mixed 185 SusWrite 220 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 29.9 99% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 152 128% 185 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 99%
Liteonit LMT-64M6M mSATA 64GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free Firmware: DM6110F Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 252 Write 159 Mixed 170 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 27.3 94% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 129 109% 158 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 796GB free Firmware: CC3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 109 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 60 SusWrite 108 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 70%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 16GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 64 61 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 73.2 Write 70.3 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 61.8 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 94.5 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 95.4 120% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 269% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 59%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 74 78 80 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 161 Write 123 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 75.7 131% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 73%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 643GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 25 71 74 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 7 Write 96 Mixed 1 SusWrite 64.3 66% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 61%

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Desktop 75%

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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 $187Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $698

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16