Asus P8Z68-M PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-M PRO  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130509
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 04 '21 at 16:20
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 68.5
1-Core 69.1
2-Core 132
54% 90 Pts
4-Core 216
8-Core 208
28% 212 Pts
64-Core 298
18% 298 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
PwrHis(1787 201C) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.2.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.61% Terrible
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 18.6
Parallax 15.8
10% 15.4 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 10.9
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.61%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 12 4.2 5 16 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
8.95% Terrible
Read 9
Write 22.7
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 20.4
20% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.5
386% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 8.95%
Great: 160%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5673FH0-CH9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40.5% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 14.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-M PRO Builds (Compare 365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-M PRO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $531
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