Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '21 at 22:26
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 203 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 532 57% 453 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 142 Parallax 134 108% 136 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 134 Splatting 119 101% 123 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 39GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 185 176 124 123 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 452 Write 432 Mixed 308 SusWrite 149 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 25.8 91% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 250 206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 313 315 349 344 368 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 430 Mixed 412 SusWrite 335 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 38.8 133% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 293 241% 345 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 125%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 98GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 231 228 229 229 234 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 332 Write 228 Mixed 228 SusWrite 231 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 29.7 98% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 132 102% 140 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 598GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 104 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 88.3 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 104 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 843GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 165 164 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 140 Write 118 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 165 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 414GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 89 89 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 111 Write 85.9 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 89.9 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 942GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 142 142 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 101 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 142 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 96%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 24GB free, PID 1666 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 7.5 6.3 2.5 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 59.5 Write 2 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 6.1 21% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 04CD F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 04CD F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 24GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17.3 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	703x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	381x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 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	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	71x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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