Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H  (all builds)
Memory15 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 197
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 392
52% 390 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
MSI(1462 2761) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.9% Poor
Lighting 28.9
Reflection 21.9
Parallax 39.1
24% 29.9 fps
MRender 21.2
Gravity 29.9
Splatting 27.6
22% 26.2 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 32%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
720GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 126
Write 150
Mixed 19.3
71% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.16
77% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8F Kingston 99U5458-005.A01LF 859B CT51264BA160BJ.C8F Kingston 9U5458-005.A01LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.6% Good
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 18.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z68M-D2H Builds (Compare 144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325
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