Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.3% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 14:25
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 96 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 379 48% 367 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60% Good	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 80.9 Parallax 72.8 60% 75.9 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 76.3 Splatting 73.1 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 403 402 409 410 404 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 346 Write 414 Mixed 252 SusWrite 384 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 34.2 128% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 317 242% 326 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 160 159 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 158 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 160 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 113%
SiImage 2TB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 0000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 89 88 90 95 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 53.4 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 86.6 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	120	27"	1280 720	LEN66E7 G27-30

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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	199x
Core i7-2700KIntel $82Bench 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 $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	62x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	30x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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