Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 11:41
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 96.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 196 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 530 54% 434 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,935 Write 2,933 Mixed 4,338 903% 4,069 MB/s	4K Read 235 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 153 644% 187 MB/s	DQ Read 613 DQ Write 486 DQ Mixed 542 408% 547 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 49GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 122 128 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 313 Write 194 Mixed 231 SusWrite 128 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 40.2 124% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 132 95% 123 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 164GB free Firmware: CXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 124 117 125 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 312 Write 188 Mixed 187 SusWrite 122 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 21.5 78% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 79.7 DQ Mixed 105 76% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 86%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 61GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 116 110 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 116 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 457GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 63 60 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 100 Mixed 89 SusWrite 62.1 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 3,582 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.7 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 63%

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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	702x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	378x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 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	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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