Motherboard Z68ITX-B-E

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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	44.8% 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)
Boot Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Motherboard Z68ITX-B-E (all builds)
Motherboard	ZOTAC Z68ITX-B-E
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '23 at 07:42
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 192 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 458 50% 398 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.8% Average	Lighting 54.5 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 56.5 44% 57.9 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 49.6 45% 56.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 90GB-$242 1,943 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 64 58 73 81 76 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 152 Write 88.7 Mixed 112 SusWrite 70.2 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 22.3 92% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 88 74% 109 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 699GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 35 35 37 41 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 4.7 Write 28.3 Mixed 5 SusWrite 36.1 13% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-186.A00LF 2x8GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 16.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 58%

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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: 0P 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	69	56	60	23"	1280 720	ACI23F9 ASUS VH238

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

System: Motherboard Z68ITX-B-E

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1x

SSD
Force 3 90GBCorsair $242Bench 45%, 1,943 samples	1x

RAM
9905428-186.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 118 samples	1x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16