Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '17 at 19:02
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 164 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 415 44% 350 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 60.5 53% 63.8 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 53.1 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 60GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 88 88 12763949 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 104771432249900 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1658 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 124 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 67 42954063902 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12763949 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12763949 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12763949 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 24706 (EA) Unknown 0 0 20415 (F1) Unknown 0 0 20415 (F2) Unknown 0 0 21841	41.5% Average	Read 313 Write 67 Mixed 95.3 34% 158 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 12 80% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 52.2 DQ Mixed 10.2 16% 30 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 0107 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 33.6 Mixed 31.6 25% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.2 92% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 0107 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 33.7 Mixed 32.7 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.21 78% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 96%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 211302295 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6977 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 8656720977 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20957 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1686 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295098370 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 35 704912752672 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 8059 (C2) HDA temperature 32 65 42949672992 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 41 25 211302295 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 17351667899680 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1639758287 (F2) Unknown 100 253 307833554	61.8% Good	Read 105 Write 111 Mixed 18.9 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.29 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 464GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 82 (03) Spinup time 147 144 5608 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7366 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 46101 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2540 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 871 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2540 (C2) HDA temperature 115 77 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 192 0	50.5% Above average	Read 87.9 Write 87.7 Mixed 18.3 47% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.46 127% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 13.1 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	179x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	144x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16