Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 385
54% 399 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Sapphire(174B E194) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 5% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
583GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 162 169 169 171 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 185
Mixed 114
SusWrite 168
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
434GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 181 183 186 184 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 112
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 183
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.1% Below average
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.7
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 10.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 58%

 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,003
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HDDRAMUSB
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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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