Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.2% 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	103% 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	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 21:59
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 195 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 520 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.2% Below average	Lighting 25 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 82.6 20% 46.3 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 63.3 55% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 423 426 428 426 371 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 354 Mixed 380 SusWrite 416 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 42.4 138% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 349 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 92GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 91 98 106 105 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 159 Write 118 Mixed 145 SusWrite 101 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 24.9 88% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 135 108% 153 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 61%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 64GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 112 107 107 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 110 Write 77 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 108 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 14GB 9,406 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 52%

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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%

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Workstation 27%

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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 $195Bench 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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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