Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.2% 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.
Memory8GB 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 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120321
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 18 '18 at 21:53
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 182
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 346
47% 348 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
MSI(1462 2600) 1GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 26.9
Parallax 20.4
18% 23.3 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 23.5
Splatting 24.7
21% 25.6 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 83.7
Write 64.6
Mixed 32.9
44% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.35
89% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB
415GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 33.1
Write 28.1
Mixed 27.2
37% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.16
69% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
52.3% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 15.6
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68P-DS3 Builds (Compare 549 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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