Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.5% 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 Drive44.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3-M  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120608
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateDec 28 '16 at 18:53
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 95.2
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 168
71% 117 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 337
45% 335 Pts
64-Core 323
20% 323 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
Nvidia(10DE 0895) 1GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 373.6
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 20.8
Parallax 18
14% 18.9 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 18.6
Splatting 20.8
18% 21.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1203AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 334
Write 204
Mixed 184
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 30.2
4K Mixed 9.17
62% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 24.9
DQ Write 29.5
DQ Mixed 9.26
12% 21.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 92%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB
324GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 102
Write 110
Mixed 73.2
71% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.25
86% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 72%
WD Elements 1TB
113GB free, PID 1042
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 35.4
Write 32.8
Mixed 31.9
42% 33.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.21
38% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Vulcan-2133 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 19
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Pro3-M Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $306
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