Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.3% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 20:25
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 99 2-Core 188 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 465 51% 403 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.22% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.69 Parallax 1.16 1% 1.38 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.97 Splatting 2.43 2% 1.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.22% Great: 1%
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 97 57% 78.1 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 369 Write 286 Mixed 286 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 6 53% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 20.7 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 16.2 26% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 935GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,076 Write 53.5 Mixed 115 1,015% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 542 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 22,876% 182 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.4% Below average	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	115x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	41x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	15x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	148x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	144x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16