Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	May 30 '19 at 18:10
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 167 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 433 47% 371 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 58.6 55% 64.6 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 68.5 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 171 162 166 164 158 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.9% Above average	Read 216 Write 217 Mixed 211 SusWrite 164 46% 202 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 29 93% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 181 136% 182 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 124%
G.skill FALCON 64GB SSD 73 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 39GB free Firmware: 1916 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 100 100 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 169 Write 104 Mixed 106 SusWrite 100 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 9.3 45% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 60.7 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 12.4 15% 27.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 32%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 506GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 73 72 71 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 80.3 Write 60.5 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 70.8 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 67%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 293GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 82 82 80 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 76 Write 68.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 81 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 563GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 132 144 139 137 131 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 116 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 134 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 96%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 258GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 126 128 127 126 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 139 Write 134 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 125 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 88%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 93GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 82 82 82 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 70.3 Mixed 65 SusWrite 81.3 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 99%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 56GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 69 69 70 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 75 Write 66.5 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 69 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 64%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	702x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	378x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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