Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	98.4% 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 Drive	86.8% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '19 at 08:08
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 94.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 183 76% 127 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 449 49% 387 Pts	64-Core 526 32% 526 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 145 Parallax 137 100% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 127 Splatting 109 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 293 292 291 277 274 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 464 Write 375 Mixed 272 SusWrite 283 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 31.8 115% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 166 174% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 211GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 212 218 204 213 216 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.3% Very good	Read 253 Write 240 Mixed 238 SusWrite 212 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 43.7 142% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 129%
Seagate 600 240GB-$215 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 213GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 210 216 203 211 214 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	63.3% Good	Read 249 Write 228 Mixed 214 SusWrite 210 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 29.6 102% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 177 138% 191 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 103%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 126 131 136 136 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 147 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 134 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 297% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 113 109 111 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 141 Write 102 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 113 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 96%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$99 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 101 82 100 93 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 150 Write 141 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 95.7 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 86%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 399GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 14 16 15 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 31.6 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 15.9 20% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 66%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 17 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 29.8 Write 27.4 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 17.2 34% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.2 189% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 72%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	121x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	49x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	44x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	92x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	42x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	31x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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