Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '20 at 11:39
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 64%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 78.2
2-Core 186
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 363
48% 361 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000
Nvidia(10DE 11B3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.3% Average
Lighting 51.4
Reflection 53.5
Parallax 47.2
42% 50.7 fps
MRender 49.8
Gravity 50.3
Splatting 56.1
43% 52.1 fps
Poor: 38%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 276 300 291 292 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 373
Write 292
Mixed 290
SusWrite 272
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 19.6
100% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 29.1
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 22.4
30% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Builds (Compare 217 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $446
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