Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.81% 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 Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120417
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 01:39
Run Duration	537 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 89.2 2-Core 170 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 393 43% 339 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% PNY(196E 089C) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	8.81% Terrible	Lighting 10.1 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 10.5 8% 11.8 fps	MRender 15.3 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 10.7 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.81% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 70 83 77 82 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 130 SusWrite 79.6 25% 109 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 25 92% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 109 85% 118 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 166GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 129 132 135 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 116 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 132 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 947 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 582GB free, PID a003 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.7 8 8.7 10 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.39% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 10.6 12% 8.95 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 5.39% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17.5 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 77%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	250x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	197x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	60x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	29x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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