Asrock Z68 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.9% 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.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '17 at 09:27
Run Duration592 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 615
64% 517 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.6% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 68.6
63% 74.6 fps
MRender 73.8
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 62.1
56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 428
Write 383
Mixed 401
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 29
128% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 109
113% 185 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
779GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 161
Mixed 135
118% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.33
76% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
188GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 113
Write 84.7
Mixed 85.9
71% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.41
104% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 74%
ZALMAN External HDD 750GB
127GB free, PID 2028
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 32.8
Write 28.1
Mixed 23.5
35% 28.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.24
66% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 22.3
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $628
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