Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 06:41
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	34%

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 i7-2600-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 124 62% 96.9 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 360 34% 282 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 38.4 37% 42.2 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 34.7 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 78 79 75 76 77 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.2% Poor	Read 116 Write 93.3 Mixed 126 SusWrite 75 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 20.9 4K Mixed 8.8 52% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 31.4 34% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 80%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 22GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 107 109 111 109 113 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.8% Below average	Read 92 Write 102 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 108 23% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 16.2 65% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.7 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 36.3 36% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 181GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 81 82 78 77 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 91 Write 90 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 78.6 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	366x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	238x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	385x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	289x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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