Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.6% 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 Drive	94% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '18 at 17:16
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 93 2-Core 184 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 356 45% 343 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2810) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 34.9 Parallax 51.8 32% 41.8 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 40.4 29% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 278 275 267 267 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 452 Mixed 361 SusWrite 289 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 40.8 132% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 369 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 193GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 286 285 285 285 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 454 Mixed 374 SusWrite 303 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 43.1 139% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 369 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 119GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 70 70 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 80.8 Write 77.3 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 70.4 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 46GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 87 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 63.1 Write 60 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 86.8 43% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 61%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 27 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 24.9 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 27 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 586 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	702x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	378x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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