Asrock Z68 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.4% 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	47.4% 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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '16 at 03:34
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 87.7 2-Core 175 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 313 37% 287 Pts	64-Core 295 18% 295 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3720) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.4% Average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 67.5 32% 61.2 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 72 Splatting 72.8 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 563GB free (System drive) Firmware: X35510RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2689 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1255 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12902400138 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A8) Unknown 100 100 8 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 55 236224446497 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 98786082844 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2088 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5880 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3947 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5763 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	47.4% Average	Read 390 Write 189 Mixed 164 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 11.3 65% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 27.7 DQ Mixed 10.2 12% 21 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 187GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 2266 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9739 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8363 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4266 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 126 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9613 (C2) HDA temperature 114 104 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	77% Very good	Read 137 Write 131 Mixed 80.6 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.35 97% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.8 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 14.4 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z68 Pro3 Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	172x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	65x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	19x
Team--Elite-1333 2x4GBTeamBench 46%, 1,562 samples	12x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	10x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $555

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) $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