Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V GEN3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 18 '17 at 22:23
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 218
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 576
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 64
63% 72.3 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 70
Splatting 70.9
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Re 2TB-$54
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01D01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 76.3
Write 91.4
Mixed 89.5
65% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.35
112% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
111GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 61.8
Write 68.8
Mixed 79.3
53% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.13
61% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-442.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 18.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V GEN3 Builds (Compare 855 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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