Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.1% 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	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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '19 at 01:11
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 183 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 330 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 21.3 Parallax 24.6 20% 23.4 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 24.8 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 39 34 51 52 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 56 Mixed 35 SusWrite 44.6 35% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 56%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 450GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 26.3 Mixed 14.8 SusWrite 27.7 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 72%

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	102x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	75x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	19x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	18x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	109x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	57x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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