Asus P8Z68-M PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-M PRO (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110720
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 01:27
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 60 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 66% 122 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 283 36% 273 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 110 Reflection 93.6 Parallax 197 90% 134 fps	MRender 90.1 Gravity 108 Splatting 134 93% 111 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 235 Write 171 Mixed 170 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 13.9 72% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 30 50% 96 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 386GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 71 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 80.2 Write 83.8 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 69.8 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 63%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 387GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 74 76 78 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 75.1 68% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 103GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 84 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 94 Write 91.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 82.5 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 112GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 73 77 74 75 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 38.8 Write 28.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 74.1 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 44%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 814GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 79.2 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 103 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 7.6 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-M PRO

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	66x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	61x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	28x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	20x

SSD
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	28x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	15x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	13x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $531

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 $179	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