Asus P8Z68-V LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V LX  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '16 at 20:49
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 218
84% 144 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 602
60% 491 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 844D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 83.5
Write 76.1
Mixed 83.7
61% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.18
69% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V LX Builds (Compare 1,850 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333
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