Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% 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	95.5% 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.

High background CPU (26%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 14:29
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (100^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 206 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 394 53% 396 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.8% 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 63.8 57% 66.1 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 56.6 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% 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: 280 289 308 304 296 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 446 Mixed 437 SusWrite 295 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 41.5 134% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 362 269% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 128%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 150GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 141 145 137 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 291 Write 174 Mixed 197 SusWrite 136 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 31.9 106% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 155 118% 159 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 117%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 152 Write 134 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 90.2 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 908GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 194 191 192 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 171 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 191 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 124 131 125 135 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 137 Write 154 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 127 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.8% 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: 143 157 165 166 165 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 159 Write 139 Mixed 73 SusWrite 160 176% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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 (93^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 22.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 19.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 73%

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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 $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 $274	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 $184	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