Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20130313
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '24 at 22:25
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	64%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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% Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 157 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 287 34% 266 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.74% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 1.5 2% 1.87 fps	MRender 2.5 Gravity 2.9 Splatting 2.4 2% 2.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.74% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 126 124 128 128 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	45.7% Average	Read 173 Write 132 Mixed 140 SusWrite 126 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 21.3 77% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 151 116% 159 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-181.A00LF 2x4GB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 54%

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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	65	52	60	27"	1280 720	HKM2700 BM27QY

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	115x
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	100x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	56x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	41x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	15x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	151x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	145x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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