Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.5% 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 Drive	64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 15:12
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 91.6 2-Core 177 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 326 44% 327 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gainward(10B0 0401) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 24.1 Reflection 36.2 Parallax 30.9 20% 30.4 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 19.6 Splatting 25.4 22% 27.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 277 235 233 220 248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 364 Write 190 Mixed 172 SusWrite 247 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 20 80% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 122 124% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 99%
OCZ NOCTI 30GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 28 28 27 28 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 112 Write 31.2 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 28.4 12% 56 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 20.3 76% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 40.7 DQ Write 32.5 DQ Mixed 36.8 28% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 534GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 100 102 98 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 77.7 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 98.8 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3TB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 48 55 50 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 56.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 55.5 66% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 52% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 97%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	366x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	238x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	385x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	289x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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