Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	93.9% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '22 at 23:24
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 80.7 2-Core 155 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 317 42% 314 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 46.8 Parallax 41.6 37% 44.7 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.8 32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 297 253 273 273 266 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 438 Mixed 350 SusWrite 299 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 41.1 133% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 365 275% 367 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 451GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 116 113 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 114 67% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 141 156 166 166 168 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 89.2 Write 135 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 159 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion HDD 8TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free, PID 2038 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 165 167 172 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 48.2 Write 177 Mixed 147 SusWrite 168 206% 135 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 KHX1600C9D3/4GX Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 16.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	252x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	198x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $522

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16