Asus P8Z68 DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21% 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 Drive	22.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121109
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 145 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 339 33% 270 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Device(0000 0000) 1.2GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 37.6 Parallax 29.3 20% 30.4 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 22.3 Splatting 25.7 23% 28.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 67 61 48 30 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 75.5 Write 86.8 Mixed 109 SusWrite 47.7 18% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 10.6 41% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 65.6 58% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 51%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 86GB free Firmware: 4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 142 135 65 58 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.2% Poor	Read 171 Write 171 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 107 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 7.6 38% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 38.5 DQ Mixed 68.2 59% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 111%
Toshiba MG05ACA8 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 747GB free Firmware: GX1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 112 106 140 153 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	84.3% Excellent	Read 175 Write 108 Mixed 87 SusWrite 119 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 121%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 750GB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 92 94 96 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 116 Mixed 64 SusWrite 94.4 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 99%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 953GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 91 92 103 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 108 Write 75.4 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 95.3 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 93%
Toshiba MG06ACA1 10TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 99 101 116 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 145 Write 108 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 93.1 72% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 133%
Toshiba MG05ACA8 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 576GB free Firmware: GX1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 111 110 143 158 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 122 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 120 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 129% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GB 2,925 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.2 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 53%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE - $250

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	260x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	36x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	35x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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