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 below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120507
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 01:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 466 48% 389 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 474GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 423 335 283 282 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 365 Write 286 Mixed 220 SusWrite 336 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 18.5 74% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 188 143% 192 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 919GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 159 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 138 Write 99.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 158 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.7 455% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 51GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 86 87 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 84.3 Write 84.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 86.5 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 88%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 142 141 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 141 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 365GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 89 89 90 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 94.5 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 89.9 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 4,223 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 64%

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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	702x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	378x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $989

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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