Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.3% 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	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 160 70% 115 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 461 50% 394 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 38.5 36% 42 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.6 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871a 2.5 7mm 256GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 136 132 132 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 342 Write 219 Mixed 240 SusWrite 140 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 34.3 113% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 150 113% 152 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 119%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 38GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 71 82 73 81 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 80 Write 54.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 76.4 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 76%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 464GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 125 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 64 SusWrite 123 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 69%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 79GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 58 56 58 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 53.7 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 56.2 37% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 35%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 119GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 44 43 44 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 295 Write 52.7 Mixed 103 SusWrite 45.5 130% 124 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 9 828% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 15.5 DQ Write 17.2 DQ Mixed 11.3 1,027% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 4x2GB 1,331 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 80%

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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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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	434x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	318x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $999

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 $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