Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 05:25
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 (68^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 178 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 354 40% 311 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 114 Parallax 109 85% 109 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 100 Splatting 105 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 852GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 128 140 140 141 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 345 Write 353 Mixed 309 SusWrite 134 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 38.1 128% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 39.4 DQ Write 96.8 DQ Mixed 54.7 46% 63.6 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 132 140 143 142 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 162 Write 120 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 161 160 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 130 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 159 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 78 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 166 Write 138 Mixed 67 SusWrite 77.9 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 96%
WDC WD80 EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 6TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 124 130 132 131 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 162 Write 162 Mixed 112 SusWrite 126 188% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 78%
WDC WD80 EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 5.5 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 141 Write 148 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 3.4 123% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 62%
WDC WD80 EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 127 130 132 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 105 SusWrite 128 178% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 62%
WDC WD80 EMZZ-00TBGA0 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.5 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.4% Below average	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 3.4 126% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 51%

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 as expected (48^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 - $110

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	104x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	75x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	18x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	110x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16