Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 01:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 404
56% 413 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: Press
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 72.3
Reflection 70.6
Parallax 90.7
59% 77.9 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 57.8
54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 349 366 361 360 362 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68% Good
Read 283
Write 310
Mixed 248
SusWrite 357
68% 299 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 31.6
102% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 28.2
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 40.1
38% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
931GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 191 194 181 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 135
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 180
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 392 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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HDDRAMUSB
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