Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 16:19
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 (97^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 425 56% 419 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 86.6 Parallax 174 93% 125 fps	MRender 85.8 Gravity 113 Splatting 124 90% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD WD5000AADS-00S9B0 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 463 Write 421 Mixed 371 313% 418 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 47.3 8,170% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 3,341% 367 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 28%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 72GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 111 Write 100 Mixed 62.5 68% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 65%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 830GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 109 Write 122 Mixed 58 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 315GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 72.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 40.5 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 92GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 68.8 Write 58.2 Mixed 44.8 43% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 92GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 76.3 Write 98.5 Mixed 65.5 60% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 906GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 109 Write 94.8 Mixed 60.7 66% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 14.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 79%

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Desktop 78%

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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 $90Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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