Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 17:35
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 5.8 GHz, turbo 7.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 594 58% 476 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 128GB 2,059 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 356 265 275 321 335 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 388 Write 362 Mixed 278 SusWrite 306 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 22 98% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 157 144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 353GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 439 438 442 437 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 426 Mixed 416 SusWrite 426 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60.7 200% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	308x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	281x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	35x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	158x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	129x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $546

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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