Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive88% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111012
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 221
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 563
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 181
Parallax 185
138% 179 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 167
Splatting 116
108% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 124 138 108 110 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 482
Write 257
Mixed 270
SusWrite 125
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 41.3
156% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 274
210% 291 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
389GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 330 445 439 443 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 397
Mixed 300
SusWrite 408
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 42.4
160% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 330
255% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 171 176 177 177 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 133
Mixed 56.4
SusWrite 176
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.4
419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 65%

 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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