Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive36.3% 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 9 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120221
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 11:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 96
2-Core 189
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 470
46% 378 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450
Gigabyte(1458 350F) 1.5GB
CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1112 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 22% Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.07 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 184
Write 87.3
Mixed 102
27% 124 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 11.4
67% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 92.6
DQ Write 86.2
DQ Mixed 31.1
39% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST940210AS 40GB
14GB free
Firmware: 3.ALC Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Read 32.7
Write 35.5
Mixed 16.9
21% 28.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.99
4K Mixed 0.32
75% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $613
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