Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.5% 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	107% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 00:02
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 449 60% 450 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 33.3 40% 38.2 fps	MRender 47.7 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 39.8 36% 44.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 447 455 457 362 283 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 454 Mixed 441 SusWrite 407 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 41.2 148% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 110GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 140 136 141 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 401 Write 154 Mixed 201 SusWrite 138 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 32 128% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 130 109% 158 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 82%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 426GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 84 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 145 Write 136 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 83 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 118GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 95 95 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 94 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 94.4 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston 9905403-440.A00LF 029E CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston 9905403-440.A00LF 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.5% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 20 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 72% 55.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	435x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	319x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	59x
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 i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16