Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Graphics	89.9% 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 Drive	24.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 (all builds)
Memory	18.3 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130308
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 00:15
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	93%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 121 2-Core 241 82% 181 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 475 64% 475 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 59% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.9% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 112 Parallax 110 93% 112 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 83.5 84% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 15 59 19 15 34 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.8% Poor	Read 224 Write 97 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 35.9 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 9.6 43% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 19.3 DQ Mixed 16.9 13% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 85%
Kingston SVP200S360G 60GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 43GB free Firmware: 332A SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 76 72 76 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 174 Write 76.8 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 74.1 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 23.2 84% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 81 DQ Write 59.9 DQ Mixed 72.1 53% 71 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 41%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free Firmware: 526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 111 92 87 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 300 Write 120 Mixed 185 SusWrite 97.1 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 29.5 98% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 148 118% 166 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 87%
Maxtor Z 1 SSD 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 254GB free Firmware: STKS SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 134 100 130 134 118 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.8% Below average	Read 268 Write 98.5 Mixed 86 SusWrite 116 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 10.7 47% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 16.4 DQ Write 17.6 DQ Mixed 16.2 12% 16.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 91%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 81 81 82 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 150 Write 99.5 Mixed 113 SusWrite 81.5 25% 111 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 21.2 80% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 91.8 75% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 73%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 32 35 35 33 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 103 Write 89.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 34.1 55% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 318GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 85 85 86 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 93.5 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 83.6 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 69%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	121x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	49x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	44x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	92x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	42x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $628

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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