Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1552 x 873 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110916
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 14:46
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 456 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 1431) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 4.96 Parallax 3.38 4% 4.22 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 4.23 Splatting 3.09 3% 4.33 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,860 Write 3,196 Mixed 5,052 1,042% 4,703 MB/s	4K Read 328 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 212 867% 242 MB/s	DQ Read 630 DQ Write 1037 DQ Mixed 581 511% 749 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 183 182 186 188 186 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 122 Write 200 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 186 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 371% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 107%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 157GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 98 99 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 63.5 Write 69.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 97.5 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 65%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 491GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 101 101 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 109 Write 92 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 101 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 65%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 478GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 79 80 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 63.5 Write 63.3 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 77.9 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 227GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 139 139 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 160 Write 102 Mixed 106 SusWrite 140 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 146 143 145 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 128 Write 85.2 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 144 146% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. F3-1600C7-8GTX BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. F3-1600C7-8GTX 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.4% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.5 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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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 $109Bench 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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,018

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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