Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.2% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '17 at 18:23
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 630 69% 545 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 844D) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.36% Terrible	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 4 Parallax 1.72 2% 2.76 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 1.4 Splatting 4.78 3% 3.35 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.36% Great: 2%
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1115 MHz, MLim: 1560 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 104 63% 82.7 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 82.6 60% 71.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-120GB 120GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 404 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1147 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 140 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 33377 (A5) Unknown 100 100 38 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 17 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 8 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 301 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 24 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 135948 (F2) Unknown 100 100 164115 (F5) Unknown 100 100 66754	95.2% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 370 Mixed 419 97% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 24.2 132% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 23.8 90% 198 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 507GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 123 Write 68.9 Mixed 88.6 70% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.24 93% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 184%
Seagate ST9320320AS 320GB-$60 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 193GB free Firmware: 0303 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 89 191298873 (03) Spinup time 98 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 6002 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 248615363 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9823 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5284 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 184 (BC) Unknown 100 92 4295032867 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 48 488374301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 181 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 4633 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 64 64 73629 (C2) HDA temperature 29 52 4294967325 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 32 191298873 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	30.1% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 52.5 Mixed 52.4 40% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 18.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 20 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 52%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	251x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	198x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	29x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16