Asus P8Z68-V LX

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (38%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V LX (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110715
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 16:15
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 as expected (44^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 169 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 431 45% 360 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% MSI(1462 2710) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 22.3 14% 18.2 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 16.2 Splatting 18.6 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.81 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 239 Write 212 Mixed 221 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 31.5 106% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 189 142% 188 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 3,818 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 32GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 2.9 3.4 7.2 5.8 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Read 26.6 Write 11.4 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 5.2 12% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.2 51% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 35%
HGST 4TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3.5TB free, PID 1013 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 40.4 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 40 53% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 12.1 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.3 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	487x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	424x
Core i7-2600Intel $190Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	195x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	133x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	123x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	103x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	66x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	54x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	52x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16