Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.4% 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	70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110616
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	May 22 '17 at 18:13
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (49^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% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 87.5 2-Core 175 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 328 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 62.4 53% 64.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 52 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 20 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14128 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2835 (E8) Unknown 100 100 85197037028 (E9) Unknown 97 0 97	70.1% Very good	Read 370 Write 382 Mixed 350 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 16.5 99% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 18.4 29% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 106%
Apple SM0512F 500GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 17GB free Firmware: UXM2JA1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6114 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 6133 (A9) Unknown 253 253 3672884911616 (AD) Unknown 191 191 17197563960 (AE) Unknown 99 99 12528387 (AF) Unknown 99 99 9812583 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 70 (C2) HDA temperature 66 66 270583463970 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	83.3% Excellent	Read 389 Write 365 Mixed 375 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 34 119% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 21.9 64% 138 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 457GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 2275 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1899 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4888 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 672 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1843 (C2) HDA temperature 118 95 25 (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 200 200 0	68.7% Good	Read 135 Write 104 Mixed 89.1 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.34 136% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ BL 500GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 31.1 Mixed 31.4 40% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.25 53% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 65%

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	366x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	238x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	385x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	289x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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