Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.4% 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	100% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	5856 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 06:35
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 194 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 575 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PwrHis(1787 201C) 3GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 51 34% 40.9 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 37.7 30% 35.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 192 192 186 180 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 451 Mixed 390 SusWrite 214 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 48.7 166% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 366 275% 368 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 45GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 67 72 69 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 307 Write 75.7 Mixed 116 SusWrite 69.9 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 26.8 98% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 91.2 67% 88.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 503GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 147 148 150 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 129 Mixed 78 SusWrite 148 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 185GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 87 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 65.8 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 87.4 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 181 183 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 187 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 180 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.9 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 63%

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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 38%

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Desktop 78%

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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	318x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
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 $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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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