Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.1% 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 Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150115
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 02 '22 at 12:40
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 187
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 459
50% 395 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.1% Poor
Lighting 33.4
Reflection 37.3
Parallax 44.1
27% 38.3 fps
MRender 31.5
Gravity 32.4
Splatting 25.4
24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 127 126 136 133 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 426
Write 358
Mixed 176
SusWrite 143
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 9.9
54% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 34
47% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
832GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 183 186 188 189 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 189
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 187
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D18ADS3J.8FE 859B BLS4G3D18ADS3J.8FE 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.7% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 15
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Builds (Compare 1,485 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,003
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HDDRAMUSB
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