Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime5 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 05:00
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3330
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 142
59% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 195
27% 199 Pts
64-Core 195
12% 195 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
EVGA(3842 1561) 1GB
CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 21.9
Parallax 11.7
11% 15.8 fps
MRender 19.6
Gravity 14.3
Splatting 16.4
14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 202 189 195 208 179 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 331
Write 220
Mixed 226
SusWrite 194
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 18.7
67% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 147
136% 211 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
224GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 115 113 113 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 110
Write 105
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 114
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 01BA 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
22% Poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.8
20% 6.87 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.1
18% 6.4 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22%
Great: 36%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 774 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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