Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120223
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	May 13 '20 at 03:18
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 86.2 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 118 62% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 150 21% 157 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7470 14,835 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	2.21% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 2.92 Parallax 2.47 2% 2.76 fps	MRender 2.33 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 2.52 2% 2.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.21% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 80 82 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 136 Write 95.5 Mixed 112 SusWrite 82.4 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 26.2 98% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 25.8 31% 51.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 10GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 121 123 121 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 66.8 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 122 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 679GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 65.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 96.4 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 458GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 106 Write 28.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 103 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 77%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 456GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 29.7 40% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13.3 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	114x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	54x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	41x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	15x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	148x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	143x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16