Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.8% 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 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130313
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '16 at 09:22
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 505
68% 505 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 125
Parallax 106
95% 116 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 107
Splatting 101
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 113
Write 118
Mixed 113
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.28
118% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 071A 320GB
19GB free, PID 071a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
8.34% Terrible
Read 30.4
Write 15.5
Mixed 19.8
26% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 0.16
4K Mixed 0.07
9% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 51264Y133IHYN 16GB
1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 22.9
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 23.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 695 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

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