Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '17 at 00:10
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 5.9 GHz, turbo 7.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 456 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 58.3 51% 62.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 60 Splatting 52.8 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: E120506a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 25445 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2711 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 35 35 171800264739 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	40.2% Average	Read 288 Write 152 Mixed 171 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 13 61% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 11.5 DQ Write 44.1 DQ Mixed 14.6 15% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 45%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 347GB free Firmware: 3.AEL Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 81 108300671 (03) Spinup time 96 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 9117 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 6 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 87252464 (09) Power-on hours count 41 41 52148 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4623 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 31 30383254274087 (C2) HDA temperature 39 69 51539607591 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 69 52 227364725 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	37.8% Below average	Read 67 Write 64.6 Mixed 59.5 48% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.26 64% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 42%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 640GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 65GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 86.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 73.2 60% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 2.72 4K Mixed 0.42 113% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 120%
Hua721010kla330 EIT 1TB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 29GB free Firmware: GKAOAC4A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 139 139 55862166084 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6584 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 50307 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3024 (C0) Power-off retract count 81 81 23008 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 23008 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 240518889507 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8	43.5% Average	Read 74 Write 77.2 Mixed 77.6 58% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.3 89% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 47%
NORELSYS 106X 500GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 59GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 60.4 Write 60.4 Mixed 39 67% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.38 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 62%

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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%

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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 $195Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $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