Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.2% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120320
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 10:43
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 86.3
2-Core 219
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 422
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.7% Very good
Lighting 94.5
Reflection 108
Parallax 93.8
77% 98.6 fps
MRender 91.2
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 84.7
73% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 44 39 85 23 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 510
Write 434
Mixed 349
SusWrite 70.7
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 37.9
136% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 171
176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 89%
SSD 480GB
137GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 307 117 100 105 104 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.6% Average
Read 202
Write 106
Mixed 97
SusWrite 186
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 25.6
85% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 67.4
DQ Mixed 79.8
54% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
60GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 61 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 95.5
Write 91.5
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 59.9
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18.3
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Builds (Compare 367 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $573
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