Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.5% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit, Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '24 at 21:36
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$187 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 73.8 1-Core 87.1 2-Core 167 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 398 42% 338 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 1.5 1% 1.53 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Lighting 18.1 Reflection 18.4 Parallax 18.7 15% 18.4 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 16.2 14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 15%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
St2000lm003 HN-M201RAD 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 58 46 47 41 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 152 Write 61.7 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 47.5 19% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 6.9 23% 7.47 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 30.4 28% 40.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 45%

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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	70	58	60	84.6"	1280 720	VES3700 50UHD_LCD_TV

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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-Z68P-DS3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	102x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	66x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	26x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	25x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	127x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	112x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	64x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16