Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	34.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120223
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 09:56
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	47.9% Average	Memory 50.9 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 147 51% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 322 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 75 67 90 90 89 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.2% Below average	Read 213 Write 102 Mixed 103 SusWrite 84.9 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 31 4K Mixed 19.8 58% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 64.4 DQ Mixed 28.9 27% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 137GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 76 67 91 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 75.7 Write 58 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 85.4 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 265GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 55 40 70 83 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 25.5 Write 34.7 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 69.3 26% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 69%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 1.7 1.4 0.5 1.5 0.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 72.5 Write 19 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 1.2 22% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 105%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.1 2.2 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 79.3 Write 20.5 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 2 22% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 105%
WDC WD50 00KS-00MNB0 500GB 43GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 35 34 40 37 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.6% Very poor	Read 37 Write 43.1 Mixed 29 SusWrite 37.8 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s

ST2000LM 003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 364GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 14 10 4.4 10 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 69.8 Write 94.3 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 8.4 70% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 42%
WDC WD20 NPVZ-00WFZT0 2TB 521GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4.5 4.3 1.6 4.3 3.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16% Very poor	Read 66.5 Write 70.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 3.4 57% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s

ST315003 41AS 1.5TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 192GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 9.5 8.7 3.8 7.6 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 84.1 Write 92.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 6.6 78% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 48%
ST5000LM 000-2AN170 5TB 4.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 48 46 49 48 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.9% Below average	Read 96.5 Write 120 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 48.8 112% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.77 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 6.7 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 7.4 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 157 25% 157 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 72%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	180x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	114x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	54x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	41x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	15x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	148x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	143x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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