Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 383
54% 399 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 210
Parallax 193
141% 192 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 188
Splatting 126
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.6% Average
Read 228
Write 155
Mixed 139
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 18.2
98% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42
DQ Write 66.3
DQ Mixed 18.3
24% 42.2 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
170GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 143
Mixed 78.8
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.25
85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19.2
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68AP-D3 Builds (Compare 1,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $474
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