Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$208 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 107 2-Core 210 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 530 59% 467 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 261 398 406 239 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 494 Write 422 Mixed 338 SusWrite 323 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 31 112% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 180 179% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 499GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 110 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 84GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 45 48 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 68 Write 68.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 47.4 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 225GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 45 48 47 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 51 SusWrite 47.4 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 01BA 4GBH1X04H1AA28-16 04CD F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 01BA 4GBH1X04H1AA28-16 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 74%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	434x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	319x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,003

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16