Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.8% 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 Drive51.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8Z68-V GEN3  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110916
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '18 at 15:32
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 95.9
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 370
48% 363 Pts
64-Core 351
22% 351 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Asus(1043 8390) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 22
Reflection 25.3
Parallax 19.5
18% 22.3 fps
MRender 29.2
Gravity 22.5
Splatting 24
20% 25.2 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 487
Write 174
Mixed 268
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 7.16
66% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 15.3
DQ Write 86.9
DQ Mixed 13.9
22% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
143GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 78
Write 63.5
Mixed 27.9
42% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.36
85% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.6
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 54.5
74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8Z68-V GEN3 Builds (Compare 853 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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