Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110916
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2550K-$119 2,925 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 97 2-Core 190 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 358 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 151 168 143 173 162 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 186 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 161 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 272GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 133 Write 89.2 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 139 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 24.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 18.2 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 082A 2TB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 31 Write 22.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 16.1 30% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 2x4GB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 74%

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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 $94Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,003

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 $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