Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111011
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 05:45
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 187 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 359 48% 359 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 2713) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.32% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.2 3% 4.07 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.7 Splatting 4.7 3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.32% Great: 4%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 355 Write 192 Mixed 258 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 37.6 118% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 43 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 55.7 45% 62.6 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 882GB free Firmware: 415020WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 270 Write 174 Mixed 189 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 29 91% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 87.5 DQ Mixed 27.2 30% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 117%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 782GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 91 Write 40 Mixed 65.8 50% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	30	27"	1280 720	BNQ802E BenQ PD2700U

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	178x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	110x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	35x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	186x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	125x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $702

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