Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	26.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '20 at 10:48
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2100-$49 63,701 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 51.7 2-Core 94.6 49% 75 Pts	4-Core 121 8-Core 138 17% 129 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.75% Terrible	Lighting 0.8 Reflection 1.23 Parallax 0.78 1% 0.94 fps	MRender 1.43 Gravity 0.43 Splatting 1.48 1% 1.11 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.75% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 59 61 67 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 83.1 Write 87.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 62 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 56%
Seagate ST4000NC001-1FS1 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 186GB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.5% Average	Read 118 Write 115 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 23 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 56%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 146 Write 76.9 Mixed 57 SusWrite 22.9 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 96%
Seagate ST4000NC001-1FS1 4TB 179GB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 23 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s

Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 98.9 Write 75.5 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 23 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 263GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 136 140 142 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 69.5 Write 69 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 137 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.4 180% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.5% Above average	Read 152 Write 118 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 23.1 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 105%
Seagate ST4000DM005-2DP1 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 191GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 23 23 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 129 Write 99.4 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 23 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 96%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 659GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 91 91 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 90 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 91 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER1 3TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 178GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 23 23 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 129 Write 94.8 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 23 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 110%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 184GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 91.9 Write 83.4 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 23 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 304GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 159 159 158 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 87.5 Write 37.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 158 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 2048, 2048, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 12.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	104x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	75x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	18x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	110x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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