Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	92.7% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 14:02
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 201 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 379 50% 377 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 62.6 53% 62.6 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 53 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 307 305 297 296 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 439 Mixed 427 SusWrite 299 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 39.9 131% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 340 253% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 128%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 150GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 138 136 136 135 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 339 Write 240 Mixed 252 SusWrite 134 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 28.6 100% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 156 118% 159 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 117%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 150 Write 131 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 90.3 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 908GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 186 188 192 193 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 172 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 188 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 126 130 136 136 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 150 Write 127 Mixed 66 SusWrite 128 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 106%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 160 164 165 164 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 157 Write 135 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 159 173% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x8GB 688 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.7% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 73%

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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	433x
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	102x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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