Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.14% 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 Drive37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory0.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '17 at 10:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 378
47% 361 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
XFX(1682 2990) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.152.1.1000
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
8.14% Terrible
Lighting 9.97
Reflection 7.58
Parallax 10.1
8% 9.21 fps
MRender 8.05
Gravity 9.03
Splatting 12
8% 9.68 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.14%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Verbatim SATA-III SSD 120GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW3.3.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.1% Below average
Read 185
Write 88.8
Mixed 98.6
27% 124 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 6.75
68% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 94.9
DQ Mixed 6.6
33% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
338GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 87.5
Write 135
Mixed 104
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.64
4K Mixed 0.4
118% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 775 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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