Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.8% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 05:37
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 195
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 473
52% 413 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 15.5
Parallax 21.6
18% 19.9 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 19.9
14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 312 316 313 310 311 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 280
Write 238
Mixed 222
SusWrite 314
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 30.4
110% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.5
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 41.2
42% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
254GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 119 121 123 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 122
Write 124
Mixed 64
SusWrite 121
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
48.1% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 14.6
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68XP-UD3 Builds (Compare 685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $702
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