Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110719
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 20:36
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 174
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 443
47% 374 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.3% Terrible
Lighting 2.53
Reflection 2.92
Parallax 1.72
2% 2.39 fps
MRender 3.67
Gravity 1.37
Splatting 4.65
3% 3.23 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.3%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
512GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 103 108 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 70.6
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 105
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.8% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 6.2
20% 6.97 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.5 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68XP-UD4 Builds (Compare 312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $516
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