Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130306
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 21:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$50 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 497 69% 510 Pts	64-Core 527 33% 527 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1562 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 71.7 56% 71.7 fps	MRender 76.9 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 63.1 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 132 127 129 121 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 476 Write 350 Mixed 190 SusWrite 131 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 33.9 142% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 230 186% 264 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 93%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 28GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 138 131 127 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 484 Write 440 Mixed 306 SusWrite 153 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 36.3 147% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 250 199% 278 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 93%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 346GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 103 106 105 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 97 Write 106 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 103 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	367x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $200Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	387x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	291x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	171x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16