Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

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


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 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '23 at 14:14
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	24%

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 i5-2500K-$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 (91^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 378 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Gigabyte(1458 351A) 1GB CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 23 32 33 34 33 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39% Below average	Read 177 Write 194 Mixed 168 SusWrite 31.2 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 28.5 89% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 57 DQ Mixed 32.3 28% 40.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 52GB free Firmware: GS2OA230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 80 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 95.4 Write 102 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 81.3 54% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 72%
Hitachi HTS545016B9SA00 160GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 47GB free Firmware: PBBOC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 56.4 Write 33.8 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 44 29% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 35%
Maxtor STM3160815AS 160GB 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 63GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 65 60 68 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 21.4 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 66.1 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 42%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 34GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 25 33 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 49.8 Write 48.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 32.3 31% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 63%

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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	54	28	60	27"	1280 720	HWP3325 HP 27er

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	251x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

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