Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110509
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 10:50
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CHN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th 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)	71.5% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 81.4 2-Core 158 67% 110 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 443 44% 360 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 92.5 Reflection 83.9 Parallax 84.1 75% 86.8 fps	Gravity 77.3 Splatting 76.6 68% 76.9 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 69 78 79 74 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 439 Write 333 Mixed 380 SusWrite 95.2 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 40.6 132% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 174GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 93 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 78.7 Write 74 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 94.7 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 833GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 120 118 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 114 Mixed 74 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 854GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 86 87 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 90.5 Write 102 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 92.7 119% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 49%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 3GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 94 Write 93.5 Mixed 60 103% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	699x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	376x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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	77x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $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