Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.8% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110726
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 26 '17 at 23:27
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 352
47% 354 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 121
Parallax 115
95% 118 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 105
Splatting 101
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 371
Mixed 187
79% 357 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 37.8
139% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 100
102% 168 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 696 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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