Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120320
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 04:03
Run Duration	507 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 60 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 144 53% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 256 32% 246 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0 0% 0 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 849GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 436 427 414 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 222GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 265 259 281 314 280 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 328 Write 287 Mixed 210 SusWrite 275 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 8.7 61% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 11.1 22% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Builds (Compare 941 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	308x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	282x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	35x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	28x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	311x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	158x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	129x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $546

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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