Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 00:33
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 227 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 595 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 349 348 288 191 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 461 Write 300 Mixed 238 SusWrite 273 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 34.4 125% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 121 144% 254 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 273GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 377 375 385 402 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 446 Mixed 378 SusWrite 375 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 48 156% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 364 275% 368 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 219 219 221 224 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 329 Write 234 Mixed 262 SusWrite 215 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 41.9 135% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 145 107% 141 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 172GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 95 97 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 114 Write 76.5 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 95.4 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 67%
WD WD8004FRYZ-0 8TB 837 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 75GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 123 123 123 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 121 Write 122 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.8 356% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 138%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 69.9 Write 71.2 Mixed 44 77% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 24 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 46.3 86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 81%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	702x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	378x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16