Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	22.8% 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.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 06:30
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 230 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 589 59% 480 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SV100S2128G 128GB 1,081 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: D110225a SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 26 64 134 144 132 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 52.3 Write 78 Mixed 119 SusWrite 99.2 20% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 12.1 43% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 11.5 DQ Write 47.2 DQ Mixed 8.3 12% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 37%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 125GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 137 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 98 SusWrite 139 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 198 194 197 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 150 Mixed 84 SusWrite 195 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 77 89 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 86.7 Write 90.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 79.2 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 105GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 174 178 177 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 126 Write 101 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 177 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 71GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.26% Terrible	Read 15 Write 15.7 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 12.4 11% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.3 142% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 8.26% Great: 65%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 183GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	8.71% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 15.5 Mixed 15 SusWrite 11.3 20% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 8.71% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	250x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	198x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	29x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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