Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '16 at 01:03
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2550K-$119
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 153
70% 114 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 366
46% 353 Pts
64-Core 323
20% 323 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.54
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Lighting 82.2
Reflection 88.4
Parallax 76.5
67% 82.4 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 69
60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Read 160
Write 159
Mixed 119
32% 146 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 9.49
50% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 14.8
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 9.2
15% 27.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.8
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16.2
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68XP-UD3 Builds (Compare 685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - $176

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $702
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