Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 22 '19 at 19:35
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
Socket 1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 5.8 GHz, turbo 6.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 200
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 391
52% 391 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.8% Very good
Lighting 95.3
Reflection 83.5
Parallax 73.8
78% 84.2 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 73.9
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 102 105 103 103 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 422
Mixed 314
SusWrite 125
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 48
167% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 174
179% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 108%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: UE5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 154 86 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 424
Write 275
Mixed 277
SusWrite 124
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 18.7
77% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 89.9
DQ Mixed 42.1
48% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
312GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 91 90 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 114
Write 110
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 90.3
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 19
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.4
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z68P-DS3 Builds (Compare 549 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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