Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


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.
Processor	With 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111012
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 17:40
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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 i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 92.6 2-Core 181 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 357 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 72.4 60% 73 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 57.3 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 134 133 134 110 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.6% Above average	Read 284 Write 228 Mixed 226 SusWrite 129 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 33.4 116% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 72.5 DQ Mixed 45.6 37% 50.8 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 134%
WD WD6001F4PZ-49CWHM0 6TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4TB free Firmware: 01.0RAE1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 135 134 135 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 128 Mixed 76 SusWrite 131 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 98%
WD WD6001F4PZ-49CWHM0 6TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4TB free Firmware: 01.0RAE1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 150 150 151 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 154 Write 139 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 149 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 98%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 12GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 70 75 72 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 72 Write 47.8 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 72.9 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 87%
Generic- SD/MMC 197GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 64GB free, PID 0184 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 34 Write 27.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 26.1 36% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3 202% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 18 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	365x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	237x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	27x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	385x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	289x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	168x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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