Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.4% 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)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110624
Uptime26.7 Days
Run DateNov 06 '18 at 13:57
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 452
60% 448 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.4% Above average
Lighting 62
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 60.6
51% 63.4 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 54.4
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 352
Write 224
Mixed 259
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 36.7
133% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 129
106% 152 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB
32GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 234 241 172 142 142 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.5% Good
Read 255
Write 245
Mixed 138
SusWrite 194
47% 208 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 34.5
121% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 184
143% 196 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
374GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 190 191 190 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 138
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 190
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 20.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V PRO Builds (Compare 1,444 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 - $390

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $989
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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