Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110721
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 20:22
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 189
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 471
54% 420 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Gigabyte(1458 3505) 1GB
CLim: 730 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Lighting 4.57
Reflection 5.35
Parallax 3.75
4% 4.55 fps
MRender 6.33
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.22
4% 4.68 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 110 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
67% Good
Read 124
Write 125
Mixed 66
SusWrite 109
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67%
Great: 77%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
182GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 85 85 86 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 117
Write 110
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 77.1
67% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
793GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 90 90 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 91.8
Write 79.3
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 88.5
58% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
49.6% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.6%
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 1,352 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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