Asus P8Z68 DELUXE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive	21.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120417
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 00:38
Run Duration	474 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Memory 48.3 1-Core 45.6 2-Core 86.4 36% 60.1 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 294 25% 214 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 894GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 23 16 13 15 18 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.9% Poor	Read 164 Write 61.2 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 17.2 18% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 8 24% 7.73 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 141 108% 147 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 137%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 466GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 23 16 14 15 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.6% Poor	Read 154 Write 99.3 Mixed 102 SusWrite 17.5 21% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 9.5 31% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 141 108% 148 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 35 23 18 22 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 113 Write 104 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 24.6 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 76%
WL2000GSA6472E 2TB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 280GB free Firmware: 01.01KX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 31 14 13 16 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 102 Write 79.3 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 18.4 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 89%
WD WD20EFAX-68FB5N0 2TB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 98GB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 31 22 17 20 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 72 Write 89.5 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 23.1 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 30 20 16 20 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 73.5 Write 98 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 21.5 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 930GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.9 7.8 7 7.3 8.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 54.7 Write 23 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 7.9 21% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 267% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 66%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: JU00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 14 12 13 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 83 Write 67.1 Mixed 49 SusWrite 15.8 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 79%
Megaz USB 3.0 500GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 13 12 12 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 79.2 Write 78.8 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 12.9 38% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 60%
WL2000GSA6472E 2TB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01KX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 46 23 19 23 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 125 Write 116 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 28.3 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 89%
Megaz USB 3.0 500GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9 8 7 7.6 8.9 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 32.3 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 8.2 16% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 465GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 26 17 14 16 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 70.8 Write 52.4 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 18.6 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 60%
USB DISK 3.0 252GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 26GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23.4 Write 6 Mixed 10.7 14% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.1 59% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 24%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 32GB 3,902 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.7 Write 5.8 Mixed 9.2 14% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.8 78% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 17%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 59GB free, PID 0cd1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 6.8 6.8 5.5 5.9 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 58.3 Write 15.7 Mixed 19 SusWrite 6.6 26% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 90%
General UDisk 7.5TB 7TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.1 7.2 6.5 7.1 8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.6% Very poor	Read 50 Write 13.7 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 7.5 22% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 42% 3.8 MB/s

TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 931GB free, PID 0206 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 0.2 Write 0.2 Mixed 0.3 0% 0.23 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Mixed 0 185% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 838 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 167 24% 167 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 103%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE - $250

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	260x
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	36x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	35x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x

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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