Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.5% 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	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111012
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '18 at 03:45
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 81.3 2-Core 165 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 411 42% 339 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40 39% 44.4 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.8 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNS120GBSP 120GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: TA5ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 156 155 153 143 157 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.1% Good	Read 232 Write 182 Mixed 200 SusWrite 155 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 29.9 109% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 181 134% 176 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 96%
Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 12GB free Firmware: 340A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 68 77 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 184 Write 80.8 Mixed 103 SusWrite 74.9 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 25.2 101% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 82.1 68% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 51%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 503GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 127 131 131 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 130 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 584GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 113 113 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 113 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 209GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 125 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 118 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 127 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%
ST310005 24AS 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 533GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 19 20 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 29.7 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 19.6 35% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 19%
Jmicron Corp. 2TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 77GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 20 20 20 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 31 Write 20 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 19.1 31% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 61%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	60x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	9x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	10x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	9x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x
512GB 512GBExramBench 95%, 71 samples	4x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	34x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	17x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	15x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16