Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V GEN3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110916
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 02:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 412
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B E147) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 10% Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB-$79
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 195 189 189 187 184 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.3% Good
Read 219
Write 232
Mixed 189
SusWrite 190
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 28.7
103% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 94.4
95% 154 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
634GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 77 76 88 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 107
Write 98.8
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 81.1
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.2%
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 853 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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