Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 05:17
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 95.3 2-Core 187 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 343 47% 348 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PNY(196E 104B) 3GB Ram: 3GB, Driver: 320.18 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 63.9 44% 59.6 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 54.1 47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C 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 248 Write 183 Mixed 181 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 9.4 34% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 86.2 DQ Mixed 37.1 34% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 105%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 85GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 100 Write 95.1 Mixed 69.8 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 57GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 73 75 57 59 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 68.6 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 46%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 89.8 Write 101 Mixed 80.1 117% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 86%
Fantom External HDD 2TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 865GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 32.1 Write 26.7 Mixed 26.3 36% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 63%

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 (88^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	187x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	125x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $698

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16