Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V GEN3  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '21 at 07:16
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 190
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 421
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
Asus(1043 844D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.53% Terrible
Lighting 1.6
Reflection 1.1
Parallax 1.5
1% 1.4 fps
MRender 3.6
Gravity 1.7
Splatting 2.1
2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.53%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 180 173 193 160 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 365
Write 242
Mixed 275
SusWrite 174
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 28.5
101% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 232
176% 235 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT25664BA1067.M16F 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
54.5% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V GEN3 Builds (Compare 859 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $522
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