Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.7% 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	83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121212
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '19 at 16:44
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 96 1-Core 119 2-Core 224 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 342 47% 348 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8420) 2GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 35.1 Parallax 44.5 28% 37.9 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 44 Splatting 30.3 30% 38.3 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 285 266 258 246 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 471 Write 426 Mixed 305 SusWrite 267 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 31.9 127% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 130 116% 180 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 202GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 430 427 432 434 437 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 444 Mixed 350 SusWrite 432 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 37.6 126% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 353 269% 364 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID ab31 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 97 95 97 94 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 129 Write 92.5 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 95.1 127% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion Desk 500GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 409GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 120 146% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 50%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 386GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 130 131 131 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 101 Write 112 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 130 136% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.7 263% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-440.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-440.A00LF 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 21.5 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	115x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	98x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	28x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 24 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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