Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	2.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.8% 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.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130306
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '15 at 12:43
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 5.9 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 82.9 2-Core 195 61% 139 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 566 57% 462 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 56% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2.5GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.3347 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.43% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 4.12 Parallax 1.75 2% 2.84 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 1.43 Splatting 4.87 3% 3.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.43% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M5 128GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 320 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 115 (B1) Unknown 100 100 17817 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 44437 (F2) Unknown 100 100 28287	93.8% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 302 Mixed 366 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 36.2 136% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 85.8 124% 232 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 94%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 596GB free Firmware: 1A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 2191 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 142 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10939 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 142 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 69 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 79 (C2) HDA temperature 107 102 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	82.8% Excellent	Read 141 Write 147 Mixed 129 104% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.36 140% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 321GB free Firmware: 0A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 176 2108 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 130 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13682 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 130 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 62 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 67 (C2) HDA temperature 107 100 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	76% Very good	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 123 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.17 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.26 126% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 105%
Kingston DT HyperX 3.0 126GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 61GB free, PID 162b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 236 Write 34.1 Mixed 39.5 91% 103 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.87 101% 4.08 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 86%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	178x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	110x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	35x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	186x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	125x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $702

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

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)