Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '23 at 20:49
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 550 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 844D) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.36% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 3 Parallax 2.1 2% 2.63 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 3.6 2% 3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.36% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$65 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 436 450 430 399 400 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 413 Mixed 391 SusWrite 424 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 36.6 127% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 268 217% 306 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 127%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 839GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 107 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 102 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 106 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-547.A00LF 4x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.2% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 13.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 87%

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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	69	57	60	27"	1280 720	SAM07CE SMS27A350H

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	705x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	382x
Core i7-2600Intel $158Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	112x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	71x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $985

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