Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.6% 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 Drive29.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130308
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 18:18
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 5.9 GHz, turbo 7.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 578
62% 491 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Asus(1043 0495) 1GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
20.6% Poor
Lighting 24.7
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 29.3
20% 27.2 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 21.9
Splatting 30.2
22% 26 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 108 86 79 93 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 299
Write 266
Mixed 20.1
SusWrite 97.7
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 11.8
DQ Write 45.1
DQ Mixed 0.1
8% 19 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
465GB free
Firmware: SD15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 99 98 97 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 8.7
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 97
44% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66.3% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 76%

 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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