Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
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 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.1% 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 Drive71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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-Z68P-DS3  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110519
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 18 '17 at 08:37
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU10%
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 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 i7-2600K-$319
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 539
61% 476 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Lighting 41.7
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 38.8
34% 37.7 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 39
Splatting 37.6
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
77GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,379
Write 1,017
Mixed 1,052
255% 1,149 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 19.6
128% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 40.8
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 19
43% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 160%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 408
Write 381
Mixed 395
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 19.1
101% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 28.9
DQ Write 55.8
DQ Mixed 18.7
21% 34.5 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68P-DS3 Builds (Compare 553 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

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