Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110429
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '21 at 05:45
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 372 49% 366 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.2 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 88.3 52% 71.4 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 46.8 48% 60.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000L1 128GB 5,980 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 126 119 129 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 404 Write 115 Mixed 142 SusWrite 124 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 18.6 76% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 62.3 93% 182 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 79%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 246GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 426 416 431 445 449 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 444 Mixed 380 SusWrite 430 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 36.6 107% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 354 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 121%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 925GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 103 102 102 93 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 108 Write 96.1 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 99.9 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 57%
WD Elements 1078 1.5TB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1.5TB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 98 102 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 102 122% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 42%
Seagate One Touch HDD 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 267GB free, PID ab54 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 72 73 74 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.3% Poor	Read 49.1 Write 73.6 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 73.1 95% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 61% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 48%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 562GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 24.9 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 19.9 31% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 50%
WD Elements 1078 2TB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 46GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 24.8 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 19.7 32% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-023.A00LF 2x4GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Above average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2436 2436

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V - $390

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	246x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	61x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	28x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	18x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $795

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