Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.1% 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	81% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 23:19
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 591 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 53.5 Parallax 59.9 43% 55.3 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 53.6 Splatting 74.8 52% 62.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 247 187 99 224 236 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	81% Excellent	Read 263 Write 253 Mixed 251 SusWrite 205 55% 243 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 48 157% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 194 146% 196 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 864GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 431 0 431 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 89GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 78.8 Write 77.8 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 92.7 63% 84 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 76%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$38 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 78GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 126 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 80 Write 81 Mixed 76 SusWrite 125 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 76%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 111GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 26 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 26.8 36% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 18.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 59%

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Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	121x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	51x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	93x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16