Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.5% 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 Drive	31.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '20 at 16:04
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 172 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 343 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 2275) 2GB CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 33.3 23% 31 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 25.4 Splatting 33.7 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 56 33 39 35 35 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.5% Below average	Read 164 Write 97 Mixed 60 SusWrite 44.1 20% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 21.7 64% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 33.2 29% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 97%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 27.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 19.8 20% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 174% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS7250SASUN500G 0702K2LSLF 500GB 17GB free Firmware: K2AOAJ0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 26 26 29 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.8% Poor	Read 45 Write 25.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 27.1 23% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s

Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3GB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 60.5 Write 111 Mixed 54.5 102% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 267% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 72%
Seagate Desktop 1.5TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 586GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 18 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	9.46% Terrible	Read 29.5 Write 28.3 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 17.5 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.46% Great: 20%

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 (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 97%

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

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Typical GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Builds (Compare 940 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	308x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	281x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	35x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $46Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	310x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	158x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	129x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $546

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16