Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics115% 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 Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120321
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 00:55
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 94
2-Core 184
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 440
47% 376 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 193
Parallax 194
119% 178 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 181
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 187 210 194 193 187 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.8% Above average
Read 217
Write 186
Mixed 182
SusWrite 191
44% 194 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 32.9
112% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 34.5
DQ Write 82.9
DQ Mixed 46.1
39% 54.5 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
283GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 108
Write 100
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 112
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 17.8
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 57.3%
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 1,352 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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