Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110720
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 11:50
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 203
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 537
56% 448 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1535 MHz, MLim: 1753 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.6% Very good
Lighting 90.5
Reflection 125
Parallax 73.2
74% 96.1 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 96.5
Splatting 89
76% 93.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
637GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 84 82 82 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 105
Write 65.2
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 81.6
59% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 106 102 112 110 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 104
Write 91.5
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 106
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 83%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB
529GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.7 8.9 8.2 8.1 8.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
5.76% Terrible
Read 15.2
Write 14.4
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 8.4
18% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.76%
Great: 55%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB
628GB free, PID 5000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.1 8.2 8.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Read 15.1
Write 14.5
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 8.5
17% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 57%
ST350062 0AS 500GB
348GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.2 8.2 8.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
5.85% Terrible
Read 13.9
Write 4.5
Mixed 7
SusWrite 8.5
10% 8.48 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.85%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68M-D2H Builds (Compare 144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325
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