Asus P8Z68-V LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	90.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V LX (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111021
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '22 at 10:45
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 77.1 1-Core 62.2 2-Core 126 54% 88.6 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 206 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 611GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 348 348 374 399 296 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 410 Mixed 318 SusWrite 342 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 35.6 115% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 226 201% 304 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 83 93 91 92 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 74.8 Write 74.4 Mixed 38 SusWrite 85.3 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 75% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Dark-1866 2x4GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 12.3 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical P8Z68-V LX Builds (Compare 1,852 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	488x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	424x
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	196x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	133x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	123x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	103x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	66x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	54x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	52x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $515	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