Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '17 at 05:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 233 44% 302 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 43.9 39% 45.7 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 37 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 171793328 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2870 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 348335523151 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10766 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3029 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 37 44255999492135 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 668 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5546 (C2) HDA temperature 39 63 30064771111 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 119726508354201 (F1) Unknown 100 253 885025866913 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9609541670143	59.9% Above average	Read 115 Write 94.3 Mixed 31.9 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.22 64% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 323GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 86 175761372 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8691 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 460698818 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 21002 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5390 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 32 21114749255721 (C2) HDA temperature 41 68 47244640297 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 70 52 128363297 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 7 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 7 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	36.9% Below average	Read 67.4 Write 61.1 Mixed 15 35% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.25 73% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 6.6 23% 8.03 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 52%

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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 $195Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $702

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 $179	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