Asus P8Z68-V LX

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	64.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V LX (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130701
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '24 at 15:58
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 203 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 479 52% 415 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 78 78 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 359 Write 270 Mixed 282 SusWrite 76.9 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 31.9 106% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 272 206% 280 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 141GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 77 78 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 362 Write 270 Mixed 288 SusWrite 77.3 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 35.5 113% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 272 206% 280 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 226GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.9% Above average	Read 254 Write 236 Mixed 221 SusWrite 40.8 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 32.3 104% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 197 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$30 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 815GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 77.6 Write 81.2 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 38.9 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 201 Write 162 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 40.4 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$30 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 930GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 78.9 Write 86.1 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 38.9 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.7% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.8 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 64%

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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	0"	2560 1377

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	488x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	425x
Core i7-2600Intel $164Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	196x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	133x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	123x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	66x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	54x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	52x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $333

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