Intel DZ68DB

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemINTEL_ DZ68DB__
MotherboardIntel DZ68DB  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110413
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 14 '21 at 22:31
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 156
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 358
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 355
22% 355 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
EVGA(3842 3650) 1GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
14% Very poor
Lighting 16.2
Reflection 17.1
Parallax 21.6
13% 18.3 fps
MRender 21.1
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 16
16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 63 63 57 59 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 77.5
Write 51.5
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 54.6
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3120827AS 120GB-$38
33GB free
Firmware: 3.42
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 41 42 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 11.7
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 41.5
22% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 32%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
589GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 21 20 21 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 32
Write 23.3
Mixed 26
SusWrite 22.2
19% 25.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 63%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
51GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 7.8 9.8 11 9.2 5.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
7.45% Terrible
Read 24
Write 7
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 7.9
14% 12 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
55% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.45%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.5
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.8
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical DZ68DB Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel DZ68DB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $70
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