Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.3% 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	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110916
Uptime	19.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 04:09
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 97.1 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 196 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 441 48% 382 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.3% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 60.6 48% 60.4 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 56.4 Splatting 49.3 46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 83 83 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 302 Write 142 Mixed 180 SusWrite 81.5 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 28.5 94% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 143 109% 150 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 119GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 85 84 84 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 305 Write 135 Mixed 184 SusWrite 84.8 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 25.2 86% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 95.9 86% 133 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 60 60 57 59 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 86.5 Write 75.2 Mixed 32 SusWrite 58 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 180 180 183 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 131 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 180 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.3 406% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 169 167 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 136 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 167 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.3 400% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 79%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	145x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	38x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	22x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	19x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	14x
MX500 1TBCrucial $68Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	18x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	11x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16