Asus P8Z68-V PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 02:02
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 185 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 491 50% 405 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 134 119 111 111 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 312 Write 165 Mixed 208 SusWrite 119 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 25.3 85% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 112 101% 150 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$58 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 671GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 90 85 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 132 Write 123 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 89.7 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 76%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 53GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 86.9 Write 79.2 Mixed 60.2 94% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.9 248% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 42%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 128GB-$37 664 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 119GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 229 235 233 233 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 262 Write 245 Mixed 188 SusWrite 231 310% 231 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 9.3 742% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 13.4 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 11.5 873% 12.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%
Memorex Roto Drive 401B 1GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 1a03 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.97% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 3.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 3.7 7% 6.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.97% Great: 5%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 9GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 91.2 Write 47.6 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 47 70% 57 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 93% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 04CD F3-1600C9-8GXM KHX1600C9D3/4GX 04CD F3-1600C9-8GXM 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	710x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	383x
Core i7-2600Intel $172Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	113x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	71x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	68x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $397