Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 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-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130313
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 11:21
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 206
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 493
54% 424 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 101
63% 80.8 fps
MRender 64.7
Gravity 64.2
Splatting 83.1
59% 70.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000H1 128GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 133 135 135 130 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.6% Average
Read 179
Write 143
Mixed 140
SusWrite 133
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 22.4
83% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.8
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 24.9
24% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 87%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
60GB free
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 132 132 132 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.8% Average
Read 212
Write 136
Mixed 111
SusWrite 132
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 18.3
86% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27.7
DQ Write 80.8
DQ Mixed 18.7
24% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
594GB free
Firmware: MN6OA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 49 55 48 56 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 77.5
Write 75
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 50.3
46% 62.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
48.8% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 696 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

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