Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.4% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150115
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateDec 26 '22 at 23:02
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 93.5
2-Core 173
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 422
45% 361 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 114
Parallax 106
94% 112 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 106
Splatting 102
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 53 80 49 65 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 77.7
Write 78.5
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 59.8
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 76%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
157GB free
Firmware: RSM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 59 74 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 68
Write 96.9
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 65.3
53% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 71%
Seagate Ultra Slim GD 2TB
789GB free, PID ab2d
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 59 63 59 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Read 35.4
Write 82.8
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 60.5
83% 56.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.4
170% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.7% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 18
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Builds (Compare 1,487 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,003
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