Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.53% 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.
Boot Drive	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 76 2-Core 178 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 460 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770 16,639 User benchmarks, average bench 10% PwrHis(1787 200A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Lighting 8.8 Reflection 8.4 Parallax 7.7 7% 8.3 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 5.8 5% 6.57 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 100 108 115 108 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 341 Write 200 Mixed 227 SusWrite 110 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 15.8 71% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 22.1 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 19.5 26% 45.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 74%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 81GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 210 208 206 206 207 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.1% Above average	Read 219 Write 162 Mixed 143 SusWrite 207 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 23.4 85% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 82.9 DQ Mixed 32.8 32% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 303GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 99 100 113 106 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 349 Write 294 Mixed 235 SusWrite 108 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 1.5 49% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 38.6 36% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 92%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 99 100 113 106 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 111 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 108 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 267GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 103 108 115 108 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 127 Write 117 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 111 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 74%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.63% Terrible	Read 22.7 Write 23.7 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 9.6 15% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 9.63% Great: 92%
Philips USB Flash Drive 32GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 24GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.8 5.1 6.3 5.6 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	6.17% Terrible	Read 26.7 Write 4 Mixed 8.4 SusWrite 5 11% 11 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.17% Great: 7%
ST1500DL 003-9VT16L 1.5TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	9.38% Terrible	Read 28.5 Write 23.9 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 9.2 26% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.38% Great: 41%
Verbatim USB External SSD 126GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 13GB free, PID 0246 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 24.7 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 9.2 27% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 105% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 82%
Apricorn SATAWire 120GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 108GB free, PID 0040 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.75% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 23.4 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 9.1 25% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 9.75% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 97%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	121x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	49x
Core i7-2600Intel $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	44x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	92x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	42x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	31x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $613

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16