Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.1% 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	24.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110719
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 10:05
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 98.5 51% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 214 24% 185 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.1% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 31 Parallax 38 33% 36.3 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.6 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 66 71 73 72 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	24.2% Poor	Read 174 Write 93.5 Mixed 74 SusWrite 69.6 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 17.4 4K Mixed 9.5 41% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 10 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 12.3 10% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 736GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 127 133 132 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 131 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 124GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 72 73 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 28 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 72.7 37% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 124GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 71 69 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 75.5 Write 12.2 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 71 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 184 183 182 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 87.2 Write 140 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 184 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 215% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 144GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 29 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 27.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 28.1 38% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 77%

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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 13.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	62x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	17x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x
Quadro 600NvidiaBench 3%, 15,964 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	4x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	4x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	41x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	20x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	14x

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Total price: $535

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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