Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 03:42
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 609 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8756) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Lighting 93.7 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 83.6 76% 89 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 81.3 Splatting 72.9 71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 217 200 195 192 191 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 473 Mixed 373 SusWrite 205 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 52.6 172% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 367 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 328GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 301 313 321 321 322 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 331 Mixed 347 SusWrite 300 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 60.6 200% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 523 349% 418 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 340%
WD WD101EMAZ-11G7DA0 10TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 54 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 164 Write 174 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 53.4 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.3 358% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 118%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 363GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 87 68 85 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 80.4 Write 82.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 82.6 50% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 57%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 53 53 54 54 53 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 149 Write 171 Mixed 93 SusWrite 52.5 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.6 376% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 363GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 116 106 90 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 8.5 Write 119 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 102 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 84%
LSI MR9260-8i 12TB 8TB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 177 127 121 119 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD easystore 263C 2TB 363GB free, PID 263c Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 113 115 113 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.4% Above average	Read 125 Write 125 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 112 143% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 1.53 MB/s

Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 363GB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 107 102 111 111 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 35.7 Write 81.4 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 108 116% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 79%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V - $390

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	247x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	61x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	28x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	19x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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