Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.4% 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	25.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '17 at 23:52
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 57.8 2-Core 112 55% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 395 37% 307 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Nvidia(10DE 0990) 1GB CLim: 820 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 5.77 Parallax 4.03 4% 4.9 fps	MRender 5.29 Gravity 5 Splatting 3.57 4% 4.62 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 5%
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% EVGA(3842 1584) 3GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 14.3 Reflection 41 Parallax 28.3 12% 27.9 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 21.1 Splatting 23.7 23% 28.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB 2,100 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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 (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12306 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2085 (B1) Unknown 76 76 281 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 54 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 216 (F1) Unknown 99 99 72630239743	25.1% Poor	Read 276 Write 38.1 Mixed 66.3 27% 127 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 8.08 36% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 10.6 DQ Write 32.4 DQ Mixed 10.8 11% 18 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNOW 30GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1GB free Firmware: 0202 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 18612 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2652 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 201897148650 (AA) Unknown 100 100 90209648738 (AD) Unknown 100 100 12887392269 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 308 (C2) HDA temperature 65 56 188979347491 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	15.5% Very poor	Read 165 Write 42.8 Mixed 69.2 20% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.39 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 3.73 19% 7.32 MB/s	DQ Read 6.92 DQ Write 24.4 DQ Mixed 3.78 6% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 21%
Hitachi HDS72303 3TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 639GB free Firmware: AA10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 83 (03) Spinup time 134 134 51574801001 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1652 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3243 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 618 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1668 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1668 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 223339151399 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	78.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 115 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.35 104% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 93%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 191GB free Firmware: 1C01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 169 6400 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4792 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6999 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1617 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 95 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4792 (C2) HDA temperature 121 76 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.7% Average	Read 86.9 Write 68.7 Mixed 66 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.38 102% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 168GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 78 65710585 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5882 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 391303587 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15281 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3134 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 20187 (BC) Unknown 100 98 115966476324 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 51 554893345 (C2) HDA temperature 33 49 60129542177 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 27 65710585 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 69681549436364 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3894162003 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1017946557	47.9% Average	Read 87.1 Write 79.7 Mixed 83 63% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.34 80% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-400.A00LF 4x4GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 15 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 13.1 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 62%

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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	246x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 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	18x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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