Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43.7% 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 Drive57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 20:58
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 436
59% 438 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.7% Average
Lighting 50
Reflection 57.7
Parallax 46.9
41% 51.5 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 50
Splatting 60.8
50% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 500
Write 133
Mixed 198
60% 277 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 12.2
80% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 44.4
56% 99.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
813GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 121
Write 113
Mixed 103
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.46
111% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
169GB free
Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 87.2
Write 77.7
Mixed 69
58% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.46
105% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Builds (Compare 1,479 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,018
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