Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 01:05
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 99 2-Core 196 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 500 56% 439 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 844D) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.26% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 1.81 Parallax 1.19 1% 1.44 fps	MRender 2.24 Gravity 0.97 Splatting 2.48 2% 1.89 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.26% Great: 1%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.8% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 45.4 Parallax 36.9 32% 40.5 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 51.3 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 226 291 288 218 263 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 484 Write 416 Mixed 335 SusWrite 274 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 31.1 109% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 176 178% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 474GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 109 110 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 108 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 465GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 75 72 72 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 74 Write 72 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 72.7 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 179GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 92 Write 34.3 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 36.7 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.9% 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 23.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 20.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 74%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	433x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	318x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,018

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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