Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.5% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 177
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 357
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.1.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 51.3
Parallax 55.4
38% 51.1 fps
MRender 51.4
Gravity 41
Splatting 37.3
35% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 209 213 219 203 207 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.5% Good
Read 254
Write 229
Mixed 238
SusWrite 206
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 31.2
114% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 167
144% 216 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 94%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
337GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 208 214 216 230 224 MB/s
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.9% Good
Read 252
Write 220
Mixed 209
SusWrite 216
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 29.3
109% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 151
122% 171 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 102%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 92 92 93 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 86.8
Mixed 49
SusWrite 90.8
58% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.9
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $573
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