Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics116% 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 Drive37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 11:05
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 173
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 302
40% 302 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 185
Parallax 200
122% 178 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 178
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 81 95 99 96 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 130
Write 112
Mixed 120
SusWrite 93.3
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 21
81% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 70
DQ Mixed 27.1
26% 40.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 61%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
422GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 205 225 225 220 218 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
65.7% Good
Read 244
Write 229
Mixed 218
SusWrite 214
51% 226 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 32.3
109% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 180
141% 195 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $628
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