Intel DZ68DB

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemINTEL_ DZ68DB__
MotherboardIntel DZ68DB  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110413
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateMar 16 '22 at 20:27
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 90.3
2-Core 179
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 346
46% 346 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
EVGA(3842 3650) 1GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.1
Reflection 17.1
Parallax 21.5
13% 18.2 fps
MRender 21
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 15.9
16% 19.3 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 39 31 43 41 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 97.8
Write 87.5
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 40.5
52% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3120827AS 120GB-$38
17GB free
Firmware: 3.42
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 35.5
Write 10.2
Mixed 20
SusWrite 35.4
19% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 32%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 8GB
6GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
3.09% Terrible
Read 9.3
Write 4.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 5.5
8% 6.12 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.09%
Great: 8%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
57GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 17 17 8.6 16 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
8.52% Terrible
Read 22
Write 7.5
Mixed 9
SusWrite 13.7
16% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.9
60% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.52%
Great: 35%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB
11GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 9.7 11 11 10 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
7.79% Terrible
Read 18.2
Write 4.8
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 10.2
10% 8.93 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.7
94% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.79%
Great: 17%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB
197GB free, PID 5071
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 35 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 34.2
Write 31
Mixed 17.3
SusWrite 34.7
39% 29.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 16.4
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical DZ68DB Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel DZ68DB

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