Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V GEN3  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '20 at 19:15
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 195
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 474
51% 408 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 119
Parallax 109
99% 117 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 100
Splatting 87.5
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 463 459 457 457 456 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 455
Mixed 414
SusWrite 456
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 40
130% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
232GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 272 271 272 272 272 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 442
Mixed 405
SusWrite 287
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 43.9
144% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 230
210% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 8502 1600 CL9 Series 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.5
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 15.4
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical P8Z68-V GEN3 Builds (Compare 856 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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