Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.8% 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 Drive	99.9% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 11:17
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 81.3 2-Core 180 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 421 46% 362 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 71 60% 72.3 fps	MRender 75.1 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 57.8 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 740GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 361 372 357 373 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 470 Mixed 403 SusWrite 354 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 40.3 136% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 370 276% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 177 203 217 217 215 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.2% Good	Read 255 Write 249 Mixed 233 SusWrite 196 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 37 118% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 200 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 305GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 111 119 118 118 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 101 Write 103 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 113 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 88% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 873GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 139 148 148 147 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 103 Write 71.7 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 141 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 278GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 92 93 93 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 79 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 91.2 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 76%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 119 130 122 121 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 96.5 Write 91.2 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 121 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 28GB free, PID 5581 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 116 Write 28.4 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 14.8 52% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 135% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	250x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	198x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	29x

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Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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