Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.2% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110509
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 11:50
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 562 63% 496 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 27.5 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 27.7 22% 26.6 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 26.1 Splatting 30.2 22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 351 353 353 345 344 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 393 Write 396 Mixed 282 SusWrite 331 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 29.9 115% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 131 127% 195 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 68GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 104 106 105 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 72.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 103 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 14GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 102 101 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 96 Write 85 Mixed 85 SusWrite 99.8 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 67%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 11GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 115 117 118 113 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 73.8 Write 85.7 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 113 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 72%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 118 121 120 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 117 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 72%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 276GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 87.7 Write 73.2 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 58.3 90% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 11GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 54 53 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 57.8 Write 50.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 53.8 67% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 892GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 25 19 9.9 9.3 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 22.8 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 16.4 31% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 43%
HP Photosmart B110 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 7.9 9.9 9.4 9.7 9.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.4% Very poor	Read 11.2 Write 9.7 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 9.4 14% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.1 149% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 20.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 77%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	703x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	380x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16