Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.9% 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	33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 17:41
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 74.5 2-Core 145 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 222 30% 222 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250X 12,863 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E214) 1GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 19 Parallax 25.9 16% 21.6 fps	MRender 15.7 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 21.3 16% 18.5 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 25 30 26 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 302 Write 281 Mixed 240 SusWrite 30.2 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 13.9 53% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 46.2 42% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 92%
Sandisk SD5SF2256G1002E 256GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 63GB free Firmware: 10.02.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 205 210 194 216 204 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51% Above average	Read 245 Write 226 Mixed 121 SusWrite 205 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 24.4 85% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 23.6 DQ Write 75 DQ Mixed 26.2 27% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 72%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 80GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 84 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 89.8 Write 85 Mixed 60 SusWrite 82.3 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 57%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 9GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 44 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 37 29% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 31GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 51.8 Write 50.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 47.3 35% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.4% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 14.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 57%

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

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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	366x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	238x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	94x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	385x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	289x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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 $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