Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 84.4 2-Core 123 60% 96 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 339 40% 312 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 54 47% 57.6 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 52.5 46% 57.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 71 53 61 55 53 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.7% Average	Read 182 Write 113 Mixed 141 SusWrite 62.2 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 22.5 79% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 87 DQ Mixed 93.1 81% 123 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 809GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 55 56 61 55 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 90.5 Write 65.2 Mixed 32 SusWrite 58 45% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 169 173 172 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 142 Write 154 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 168 192% 140 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 206% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%
Mass Storage Device 4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 125b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 6.1 8.1 9 6.8 6.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 6.8 10% 8.62 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 84% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 15.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	250x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	197x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	29x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $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) $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