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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 16:54
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 (99^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 104 2-Core 225 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 408 57% 422 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,851 Write 4,687 Mixed 4,968 1,150% 5,168 MB/s	4K Read 288 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 212 811% 231 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 305 315% 501 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Dp-ct050 M4SSC2 64GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 13GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 105 98 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 323 Write 58.7 Mixed 150 SusWrite 103 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 13.9 79% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 29.9 41% 75.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 55%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 18GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 102 94 90 86 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 250 Write 106 Mixed 128 SusWrite 95.9 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 13.5 74% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 27.3 40% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 65%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 46GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 100 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 69 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 99.1 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 290GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 142 142 145 142 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 88.7 Mixed 81 SusWrite 141 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 114%

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 (96^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.9% 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	703x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	381x
Core i7-2600Intel $186Bench 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 $76Bench 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	71x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16