Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% 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 Drive58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120320
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 05:46
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$195
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 166
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 450
45% 366 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.3%
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 (91st percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 22.1
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 19.5
18% 18.9 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 15.4
Splatting 19.7
14% 16 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 121 109 129 113 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 300
Write 338
Mixed 244
SusWrite 116
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 34.5
117% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 44.1
43% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
254GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 120 121 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 116
Write 120
Mixed 69
SusWrite 120
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 75%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 126 123 130 123 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 136
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 125
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 14.2
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 46%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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