Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

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

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111116
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 12:24
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$187 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 92 2-Core 182 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 454 49% 387 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.1% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 134 Parallax 122 95% 124 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 126 Splatting 113 92% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 137GB free Firmware: T0317A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 151 172 215 122 10 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.8% Above average	Read 255 Write 229 Mixed 230 SusWrite 113 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 26.6 98% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 0.5 48% 114 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 17 10 11 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Read 7.8 Write 19.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 19 10% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ BL 2TB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 5GB free Firmware: A905 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 19 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 23.7 Mixed 25 SusWrite 19.2 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 63%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 92GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 106 91 112 117 118 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 122 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 102 142% 103 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 6GB free, PID a0a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 16 16 16 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 11.8 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 15.4 24% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 107 92 112 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 134 Write 158 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 102 166% 123 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 33GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 27 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 25 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 27.5 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 51% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 8GB free, PID ab20 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 34.8 Mixed 33 SusWrite 46 53% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM F3-12800CL8-4GBXM CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.3 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns

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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	11	9	60	7.2"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	434x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	319x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	59x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16