Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.6% 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 Drive43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '19 at 17:30
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 564
62% 488 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
EVGA(3842 3653) 2GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.8
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 24.2
16% 20.7 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 24.7
Splatting 17.5
18% 21.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 130 129 130 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 269
Write 209
Mixed 236
SusWrite 129
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 17.8
64% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 75.2
DQ Mixed 91.1
74% 108 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 65%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
449GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 133
Write 113
Mixed 96
SusWrite 118
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Builds (Compare 1,481 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,003
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HDDRAMUSB
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