Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.7% 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	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110624
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 477 62% 467 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 00D0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 19.6 18% 19.2 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 15.7 Splatting 20 14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 133 129 125 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 250 Write 135 Mixed 142 SusWrite 128 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 20.3 71% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 63.8 59% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 48%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 99GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 83 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 76.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 80.3 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 60%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 85 Write 63.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 95.8 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 174 174 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 167 Mixed 111 SusWrite 176 206% 148 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 212% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 11,344 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 63%

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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 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	702x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	378x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

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