Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110729
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (44^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 180 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 446 49% 387 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0122) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2372 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 3.46 Parallax 1.56 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 2.57 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 4.17 2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 65 72 70 76 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 136 Write 53 Mixed 108 SusWrite 73.2 21% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 19.4 72% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.9 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 27.7 27% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 54GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 190 193 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 136 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 192 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 536GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 175 178 179 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 110 Write 79 Mixed 66 SusWrite 177 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Builds (Compare 125 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	39x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	38x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	9x

SSD
Solid State Disk 1TBSpccBench 79%, 17,192 samples	6x
S510 120GBAdataBench 67%, 690 samples	5x
M4 128GBCrucial $116Bench 60%, 34,516 samples	4x

RAM
BL25664BA160A.16FG Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 859B BL25664BA160A.16FG Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 20GBUnknownBench 57%, 12 samples	10x
1600 CL9 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1,306 samples	5x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	4x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $879

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 $15	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