Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.1% 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 Drive	92.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 04:33
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 84.2 2-Core 152 67% 109 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 401 43% 340 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Gigabyte(1458 350F) 1.5GB CLim: 795 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 43 Parallax 34.8 23% 35.3 fps	MRender 42.6 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 32.3 26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 301 306 303 302 304 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 401 Mixed 328 SusWrite 299 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 39.5 132% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 314 245% 339 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 114GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 213 216 214 213 215 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	71.6% Very good	Read 231 Write 223 Mixed 198 SusWrite 212 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 39.7 130% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 197 148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 124%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: 04.05G05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 79 87 91 83 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 106 Write 40.3 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 87.5 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 63%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 138 140 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 142 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 138 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 239 239 242 241 241 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 101GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 27 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 31.7 Write 28.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 27.6 38% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 5 413% 5.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 97%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	35x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	20x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	9x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
830 256GBSamsung $261Bench 72%, 25,763 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	30x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	8x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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