Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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Run History

14 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '23 at 13:45
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 186 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 312 40% 303 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2062) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 110 Parallax 112 94% 112 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 102 Splatting 95.1 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1178 Write 369 Mixed 447 144% 665 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 36 132% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 201 232% 422 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 214%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 292GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 153 166 174 173 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	67% Good	Read 330 Write 234 Mixed 267 SusWrite 158 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 36.8 119% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 143 109% 149 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 176GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 87 88 88 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 86.2 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 76%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 39GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 48 48 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 29.6 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 47.7 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 40%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 861GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 116 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 183 Write 83.8 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 112 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 258% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 04CD F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 04CD F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 04CD F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	434x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	318x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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