Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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. 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.3% 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	51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '19 at 10:44
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 183 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 322 40% 306 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 254D) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 48.8 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 61.3 40% 47.5 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 39.7 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 88 146 162 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 406 Write 191 Mixed 161 SusWrite 116 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 22.9 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 44.5 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 90.7 70% 92.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 133%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 38GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 91 91 89 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.3% Below average	Read 151 Write 79.8 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 89.7 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 18.9 67% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 62.6 DQ Mixed 30 28% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 885GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 92 91 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 64.5 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 89.7 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 112%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 207 211 212 217 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 20.8 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 205 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.1 278% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 236%

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 (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.2% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.2% 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%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	308x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	282x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	35x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	311x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	158x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	129x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $546

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