Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.1% 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	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 10:27
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 93.4 2-Core 178 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 400 44% 345 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Asus(1043 83F8) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.1% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 44 25% 35.7 fps	MRender 46.5 Gravity 36.6 Splatting 33.6 31% 38.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 139 172 168 158 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 313 Write 194 Mixed 236 SusWrite 152 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 32.5 104% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 150 114% 155 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 251GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 192 212 213 214 215 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.5% Above average	Read 233 Write 236 Mixed 232 SusWrite 199 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 24.2 99% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 128 110% 163 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 294GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 191 212 214 215 215 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.6% Good	Read 254 Write 242 Mixed 233 SusWrite 200 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 36.9 124% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 196 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 133%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 56 45 50 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 94 Write 56.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 51.2 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 227GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 63 65 65 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 44.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 65 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 62%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 149 Write 134 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 19 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 93%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 94 95 95 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 82.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 93.4 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 74 77 77 79 78 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 112 Write 100 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 74.1 117% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.8 216% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 74 77 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 125 Write 90.5 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 74.8 115% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.6 252% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 59%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 478GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 72 72 74 72 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 88.7 Write 88.5 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 70.5 100% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion Desk 1TB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 228GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 52.7 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 69.9 81% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 71%
Maxtor_ BlackArmor 320GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 252GB free, PID 7550 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 19 19 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 26.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 19.6 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 2,560 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.2% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

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 $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 $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