Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	92.6% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 459 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.6% 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: 416.16 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 60 50% 63.2 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 54.7 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 337 328 344 347 331 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 350 Mixed 285 SusWrite 338 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 32 134% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 121 150% 265 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 110%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 191GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 385 415 421 392 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 429 Mixed 417 SusWrite 400 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 38.1 137% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 297 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 363GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 112 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 119 Write 106 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 110 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 276GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 133 125 123 125 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 173 Write 130 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 129 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 88 88 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 95.2 Write 96.7 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 88.9 114% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 44%

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 (100^th percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 20.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 62%

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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	699x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	376x
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	77x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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