Asus P8Z68-M PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-M PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '23 at 01:54
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 81 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 192 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 357 44% 338 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 63.1 50% 65.2 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55.6 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KG240G8 240GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: XCV10132 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 282 286 289 285 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 274 Write 280 Mixed 299 SusWrite 269 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 28.1 100% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 252 202% 285 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$33 2,800 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 171GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 55 55 54 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 52.9 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 54.2 37% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 029E CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.4% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.87 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 6.2 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 61%

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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	208	58	60	27"	1920 1080	ACR072C KA272

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Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-M PRO

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	66x
Core i7-2600Intel $184Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	61x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	28x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	20x

SSD
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	28x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	15x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	13x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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