Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '18 at 15:30
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 504
67% 504 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.4% Good
Lighting 84.2
Reflection 84.3
Parallax 80.9
69% 83.1 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 76.9
Splatting 79.8
62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 175
Write 128
Mixed 89.3
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 7.54
67% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.6
DQ Write 84.6
DQ Mixed 7.93
20% 40 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 67%
WD WD5000ABPS-01ZZB0 500GB
345GB free
Firmware: 02.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
35% Below average
Read 69
Write 52.6
Mixed 23.5
36% 48.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.3
102% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 35%
Great: 43%
WD WD5000ABPS-01ZZB0 500GB
169GB free
Firmware: 02.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 55.7
Write 53
Mixed 18.4
31% 42.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.25
79% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68AP-D3 Builds (Compare 1,352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $474
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