Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
Graphics	40.8% 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	47.5% 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 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140902
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 27 '15 at 22:24
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2550K-$119 2,925 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 86.7 2-Core 188 61% 137 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 292 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 60% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.5286 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 46 Reflection 51.3 Parallax 43.7 38% 47 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 59.7 47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 010G Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12674 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1001 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 142 (AE) Unknown 100 100 543 (B5) Unknown 100 100 24799305469122 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 90 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	47.5% Average	Read 310 Write 228 Mixed 274 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 5.6 60% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 89.3 DQ Mixed 6.14 30% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 889GB free Firmware: CC9C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 93 30494640 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4821 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 159119385318 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 19141 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1822 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 282 (BC) Unknown 100 98 64425492534 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 53 622329893 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1072 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 35 35 130944 (C2) HDA temperature 37 47 51539607589 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 48 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 48 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 294 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -122372208185065 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -65040500130911 (F2) Unknown 100 253 75031677139807	93.5% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 163 Mixed 153 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.21 85% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 113%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 464GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.46% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 15.2 Mixed 2.55 12% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 0.003 4K Write 0.15 4K Mixed 0.001 5% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 5.46% Great: 32%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	433x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	318x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	102x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	55x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,018

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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

Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3

Performance Results

PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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