Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '19 at 11:39
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2320-$165
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 97.1
2-Core 191
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 363
50% 368 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 1.54
Parallax 1.06
1% 1.26 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 2.13
1% 1.65 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 116 125 124 123 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 377
Write 144
Mixed 196
SusWrite 124
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 27.5
106% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 146
110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-442.A00LF 9905403-442.A00LF 9905403-438.A00LF Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.4% Good
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68P-DS3 Builds (Compare 550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

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