Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.6% 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	The 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 03:21
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	KAZ-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 167 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 316 42% 313 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Palit(1569 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 20.3 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 29.7 16% 25 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 27.3 Splatting 24.2 22% 28 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 96 97 113 95 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 84 Write 89 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 93.3 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 76%
Toshiba MD04ABA400V 4TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1T SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 162 164 159 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 161 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 40GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 87 91 88 90 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 124 Write 114 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 87.9 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 83%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 53GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 91 88 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 79.3 Write 84.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 88 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 65%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	367x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	239x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	96x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	386x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	291x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16