Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.7% 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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110815
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 21:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 423 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E182) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 28.8 22% 26.4 fps	MRender 21.7 Gravity 24 Splatting 30.2 21% 25.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 267 262 246 272 252 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 467 Mixed 371 SusWrite 265 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 53 177% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 345 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 172 172 173 172 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 131 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 171 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 218GB free Firmware: CC31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 89 89 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 88.1 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 818GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 193 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 131 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 192 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
ADATA HD720 1TB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 394GB free, PID a51a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 140 Write 134 Mixed 19.9 113% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	700x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	377x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

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