Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
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 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics2.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '16 at 14:53
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 23%

 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 i7-2600K-$319
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 582
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 844D) 3GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.32% Terrible
Lighting 2.53
Reflection 3.81
Parallax 1.72
2% 2.69 fps
MRender 3.76
Gravity 1.4
Splatting 4.74
3% 3.3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.32%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 440
Write 111
Mixed 142
50% 231 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 12.2
75% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 85
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 29.7
43% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 123
Write 130
Mixed 122
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.27
102% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
518GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 119
Write 143
Mixed 120
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
136% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 75%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 64GB-$13
44GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 195
Write 66.7
Mixed 86.6
125% 116 MB/s
4K Read 4.97
4K Write 0.25
4K Mixed 0.11
31% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2OZ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 16.2
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52%
Great: 60%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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