Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	0.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '19 at 11:07
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 194 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 375 51% 378 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85F7) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.09% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 4.81 4% 4.68 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 5.26 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.09% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 248 Write 202 Mixed 223 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 32.4 107% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 193 142% 186 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 418GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 82 82 84 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 66.6 Write 80 Mixed 49 SusWrite 78.4 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 72%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 3TB 555 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 163GB free, PID 50a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 24.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 27.7 34% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 158 160 160 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 112 Write 130 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 156 173% 124 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 69%
WD 10EAVS External 1TB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 502GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 38 38 38 39 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 33.5 Mixed 27 SusWrite 37.5 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V - $390

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	245x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	60x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	18x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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