Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	23.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.2% 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '23 at 18:46
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$192 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 123 57% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 305 30% 247 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 226D) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.2% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 44.4 27% 38.3 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 13.9 Splatting 25.6 15% 17.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GSSD230S 512GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22Z3V4EI SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 66 56 66 34 47 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.2% Average	Read 222 Write 240 Mixed 158 SusWrite 60.1 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 25.4 85% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 37.1 24% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 111%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 68GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 82 83 82 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 65 Write 71.9 Mixed 37 SusWrite 80.3 46% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 83%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 501GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 116 117 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 116 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 634GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 68 56 66 34 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 60.8 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 75%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 4TB 528GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 95 95 95 96 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.5% Average	Read 157 Write 119 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 94.1 143% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s

TO Exter nal USB 3.0 4TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 391GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 158 160 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 160 Write 130 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 160 174% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 97%

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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	68	55	72	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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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	179x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 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 $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