Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110415
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateNov 04 '18 at 09:09
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 412
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 20.2
19% 19.8 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 16
Splatting 20.8
14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 58 44 57 57 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 84.2
Write 85
Mixed 41.8
SusWrite 50.9
48% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.6% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Builds (Compare 217 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $446
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