Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	45.6% 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 (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	11.5 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 19:02
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$160 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 76.8 1-Core 62 2-Core 107 52% 81.8 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 307 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.8% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	11.2% Very poor	Lighting 14.2 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 21 12% 17.3 fps	MRender 14.2 Gravity 13.9 Splatting 11.1 10% 13.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 11.2% 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: 114 95 79 39 43 35 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.6% Average	Read 226 Write 160 Mixed 188 SusWrite 67.3 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 28.2 98% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 36.6 31% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 111%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$39 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 68GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 82 80 80 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 65.8 Write 64.6 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 80.9 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 83%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 501GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 117 115 119 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 634GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 101 85 40 57 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 74 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 75%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 4TB 528GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 96 95 95 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.6% Above average	Read 163 Write 123 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 94.6 145% 114 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: 161 160 160 160 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 158 Write 126 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 160 174% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 63.6% 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 (38^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.5 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 91.3 44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.1% 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	22	2	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	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $160Bench 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 $135Bench 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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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