Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20111012
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 20:11
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Memory 80.6
1-Core 52
2-Core 108
51% 80.3 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 216
28% 213 Pts
64-Core 220
14% 220 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Gigabyte(1458 3555) 2GB
CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.38% Terrible
Lighting 10.5
Reflection 9.81
Parallax 12.3
8% 10.9 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 13.7
11% 13.4 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.38%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 106 52 70 59 60 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.9% Average
Read 192
Write 214
Mixed 189
SusWrite 81.1
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 28.1
96% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 81.1
DQ Mixed 33.5
31% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
255GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 93 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 84.2
Write 81.7
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 90.1
59% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
31.8% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 10.4
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68AP-D3 Builds (Compare 1,355 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $474
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