Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '19 at 23:40
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 (85^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 178 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 343 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2981) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 69.8 60% 74.1 fps	MRender 75.8 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 61.6 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 16 54 5.4 20 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 424 Write 287 Mixed 276 SusWrite 69.3 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 8.4 36% 9.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 450GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 117 119 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 116 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 68%
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB 11,393 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 36GB free Firmware: FH100-06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 52 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 97.1 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 37GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 53.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 73 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 659GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 110 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 128 Write 101 Mixed 74 SusWrite 110 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	115x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	41x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	15x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	148x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	144x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

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