Asus P8Z68 DELUXE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 23:24
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 558 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 805GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 500 508 508 507 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 291GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 42 39 36 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 90.3 Write 69.2 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 44.8 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 76%
WD WD1500AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 1,105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 20GB free Firmware: 21.07QR4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 60 61 62 60 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 76.4 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 60.7 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 47%
WD WD1500AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 1,105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 125GB free Firmware: 20.07P20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 57 57 56 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 59.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 57.2 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 47%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 308GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 46 45 45 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 44.7 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 45 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 69%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00SPEB0 3TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 107 102 106 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 132 Write 102 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 103 129% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 42%

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 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 63%

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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 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE - $250

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	263x
Core i7-2600Intel $181Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	36x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	35x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $182Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x

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Total price: $785

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16