Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130313
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 19 '17 at 09:06
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 464
61% 461 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB; Palit Superjetstream
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 97.1
Parallax 83.5
79% 92.5 fps
MRender 87.5
Gravity 85.2
Splatting 84.7
70% 85.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 92.3
Mixed 86.8
71% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.19
80% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 071A 320GB
46GB free, PID 071a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
6.62% Terrible
Read 21.7
Write 13.6
Mixed 17
21% 17.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 0.15
4K Mixed 0.07
8% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 6.62%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 51264Y133IHYN 16GB
1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 22.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 22.1
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 696 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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