Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 22:57
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 172 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 438 45% 365 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.3347 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.31% Terrible	Lighting 2.53 Reflection 3.85 Parallax 1.72 2% 2.7 fps	MRender 3.62 Gravity 1.37 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.23 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.31% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 73 75 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 38.3 Write 65.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 77.1 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB 1,414 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 96GB free Firmware: V5COA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 51 50 50 47 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 53 Write 52 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 49.4 34% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 37%
Seagate External 2TB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 485GB free, PID 3332 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 81 77 80 77 93 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 120 Write 128 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 83.9 119% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 64%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 8.9 8.9 9.2 8.9 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	6.9% Terrible	Read 21 Write 8.5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 8.7 13% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2.4 107% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.9% Great: 18%

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 (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

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 $195Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $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