Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% 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 Drive	90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 431 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 67 52% 63.5 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 53.7 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 439 363 291 196 201 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 460 Mixed 337 SusWrite 325 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 33.9 115% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 329 258% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 444GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 172 172 173 174 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 133 Write 146 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 173 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 112%
General UDisk 4GB 5,358 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Read 8.4 Write 0.7 Mixed 4 SusWrite 4.2 5% 4.32 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8502 1600 CL9 Series 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8502 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	342x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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