Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 05:47
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 83.5 2-Core 162 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 327 37% 289 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 83%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 95 93 83 71 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 315 Write 228 Mixed 174 SusWrite 95.8 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 30.1 106% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 141 106% 139 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 1,443 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	42.2% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.1 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Builds (Compare 1,481 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	434x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	318x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,003

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 $45	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