Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.2% 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)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 07:50
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 178 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 308 42% 315 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.26 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 59.4 51% 62.5 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 53.7 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 118 124 125 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 120 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 318GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 70 54 62 64 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 69.3 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 66.1 40% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 88%
WD Green 2.5TB (2011)-$80 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 122GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 112 116 118 119 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 114 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 311GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 116 110 124 118 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 118 Write 115 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 114 72% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 75%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 31 32 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 31 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 31 42% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 691 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 18 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

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	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 $130Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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