Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.1% 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 Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	15.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 00:47
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 162 70% 115 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 418 45% 357 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2382) 1GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Lighting 21.3 Reflection 25 Parallax 19 17% 21.8 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 22.8 20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 522ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 182 183 180 179 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 348 Write 226 Mixed 275 SusWrite 185 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 38.5 136% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 182 154% 223 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 370GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 88 89 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 58 SusWrite 88.5 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 355GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 146 149 148 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 100 Write 106 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 148 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 211GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 84 86 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 81.2 Write 83 Mixed 60 SusWrite 85.2 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 68%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101M 1TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 36GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 25.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 10.7 29% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 44%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 4GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 24.7 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 10.8 29% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 188GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 25 Mixed 22 SusWrite 10.7 28% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 131GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 10 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 31 Write 24.8 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 10.5 29% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992050 (997050) 2x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V - $390

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	245x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	60x
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
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

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 $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