Asus P8Z68-V LX

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36% 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	74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V LX (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130701
Uptime	18.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 205 81% 138 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 467 53% 416 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 50.2 Parallax 51.3 37% 49 fps	MRender 48.2 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.4 34% 42.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 273 215 186 172 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 354 Write 420 Mixed 241 SusWrite 223 70% 309 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 31 104% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 252 209% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 101%
WDC WD80EMAZ-00M9AA0 8TB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 101 103 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 125 Write 135 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 104 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 1.5 9% 4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 6.2 DQ Mixed 2.3 2% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 23%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 34GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 125 131 121 133 125 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.7% Good	Read 214 Write 178 Mixed 193 SusWrite 128 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 30.6 120% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 180 132% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 91%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 161 164 154 164 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 87.7 Write 88.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 159 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.2 318% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 802GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 166 165 173 176 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 119 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 168 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 629GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 169 173 180 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 153 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 174 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 497GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 146 140 146 151 148 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.3% Very good	Read 146 Write 154 Mixed 41 SusWrite 144 160% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.9 283% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 78%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 54GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 47 49 51 52 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 132 Write 169 Mixed 134 SusWrite 48.8 163% 121 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 216% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 76%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 47 49 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 99.5 Write 130 Mixed 127 SusWrite 48.4 140% 101 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 76%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 426GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 47 49 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 104 Write 124 Mixed 111 SusWrite 48.5 131% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 65%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	486x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	423x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	195x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	133x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	103x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	66x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	54x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	52x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

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 $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