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 above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	62.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 00:10
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 602 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 131 Reflection 140 Parallax 119 107% 130 fps	Gravity 129 Splatting 106 102% 117 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 133 130 135 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 351 Write 144 Mixed 194 SusWrite 131 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 30.2 106% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 153 117% 160 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 87%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40 13,720 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 60GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 104 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 65%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 489GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 93 93 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 88.2 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 93.7 69% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 77%

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Desktop 76%

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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 $160Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16