Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 04:30
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 95.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 178
75% 125 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 501
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 92.3
Reflection 84.7
Parallax 75
75% 84 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 72.7
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,513
Write 5,031
Mixed 5,389
1,186% 5311 MB/s
4K Read 323
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 230
884% 248 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 552
DQ Mixed 642
486% 659 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189
735GB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 100 120 120 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 169
Write 159
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 116
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 101%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01M03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 169 177 179 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 179
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 176
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.8
215% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 61%

 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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