Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.6% 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	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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 16:36
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 454 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8387) 1.2GB CLim: 742 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 23.6 Reflection 39.6 Parallax 28.2 19% 30.5 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 20.9 Splatting 24.6 22% 28.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 438 429 432 434 432 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 439 Mixed 323 SusWrite 435 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 29.9 116% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 316 241% 326 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 110%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 274GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 184 182 182 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 318 Write 159 Mixed 202 SusWrite 177 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 19.8 68% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 106 84% 120 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 69%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 41GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 128 162 176 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 408 Write 163 Mixed 216 SusWrite 154 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 30.9 118% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 185 142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.4 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 63%

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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	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27F6 ASUS VE278

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Desktop 78%

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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 $195Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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