Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive84.2% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 30 '19 at 04:23
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 537
57% 453 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 156 176 105 177 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 496
Write 454
Mixed 373
SusWrite 197
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 33.3
129% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 156
154% 246 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 18.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 696 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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