Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130313
Uptime15.8 Days
Run DateMar 01 '22 at 22:07
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Memory 26.3
1-Core 51.9
2-Core 140
36% 72.8 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 212
28% 210 Pts
64-Core 216
13% 216 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 4755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 186
Parallax 176
142% 178 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 150
Splatting 131
122% 151 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 128%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 200 186 190 193 MB/s
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.3% Average
Read 208
Write 49.6
Mixed 185
SusWrite 180
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 27
89% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 29.6
DQ Write 66.4
DQ Mixed 36.9
31% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
45.8% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 277
14% 277 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Builds (Compare 699 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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