Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '17 at 11:12
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 399
53% 399 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Zotac(19DA 1280) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
28% Poor
Lighting 32.8
Reflection 35.5
Parallax 42.1
27% 36.8 fps
MRender 44.4
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 29.8
30% 38.2 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 79.2
Write 92.8
Mixed 23.8
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 0.57
4K Mixed 0.2
61% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
29.5% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6.8
21% 7.23 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68P-DS3 Builds (Compare 549 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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