Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 07:15
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 473
64% 475 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.8% Average
Lighting 60.4
Reflection 64.6
Parallax 58.3
49% 61.1 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 57.8
Splatting 50.9
48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 939
Mixed 982
215% 962 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 20.6
94% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 146
119% 160 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 131%
Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
497GB free
Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 113
Write 100
Mixed 107
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.33
88% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.4% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 64%

 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 1,481 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,018
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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