Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-Z68XP-UD3  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111011
Uptime11.6 Days
Run DateMar 09 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 460
52% 407 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 190
Parallax 196
125% 180 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 178
Splatting 124
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 52 57 74 76 113 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.5% Average
Read 244
Write 166
Mixed 182
SusWrite 79.1
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 27.1
99% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 26.8
DQ Write 84.3
DQ Mixed 33.4
32% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
385GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 73 73 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 76.5
Write 65.7
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 73
50% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 67%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119
863GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 55 58 75 76 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 101
Write 117
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 80.1
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.9
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68XP-UD3 Builds (Compare 685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $702
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