Asus P8Z68-V

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110805
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 10:20
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 591 64% 505 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 844D) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 229 239 240 236 224 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	75.1% Very good	Read 256 Write 234 Mixed 230 SusWrite 235 54% 239 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 36.3 136% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 174 137% 189 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB-$70 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 105GB free Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 11.2 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 47 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 32%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 149GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 72 71 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 76.1 Write 78.1 Mixed 54 SusWrite 71 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 69%
OEM Ext Hard Disk 2TB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 649GB free, PID 0070 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 102 102 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 76.4 Write 39.1 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 101 89% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,808 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 63%

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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 - $390

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	246x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	241x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	61x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	28x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	18x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16