Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.2% 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 Drive30.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '20 at 17:23
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 95
2-Core 175
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 459
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Asus(1043 841D) 3GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Lighting 20.3
Reflection 27
Parallax 32.6
16% 26.6 fps
MRender 35.6
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 25.3
24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SH00R480GB 480GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0110A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 63 118 129 131 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 345
Write 129
Mixed 178
SusWrite 96
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.4
40% 9.93 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB F3-14900CL9-4GBSR F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54.8% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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