Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.1% 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 Drive36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110729
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateMay 01 '16 at 02:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 84.2
2-Core 170
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 346
46% 346 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Lighting 46.3
Reflection 41.6
Parallax 53.1
38% 47 fps
MRender 56.7
Gravity 39.3
Splatting 38.6
36% 44.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0 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
36.9% Below average
Read 167
Write 119
Mixed 115
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 8.74
73% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19.4
DQ Write 80.4
DQ Mixed 9.23
19% 36.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 91%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB
268GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 76.2
Write 77.4
Mixed 27.4
44% 60.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.24
78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.7% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 54%

 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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