Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Professional Gen3  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110621
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 30 '17 at 09:56
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 (82nd percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 181
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 275
42% 305 Pts
64-Core 311
19% 311 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
MSI(1462 3030) 2GB
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 34.3
Parallax 46.2
31% 39.6 fps
MRender 30.8
Gravity 32.1
Splatting 40.1
29% 34.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 169
Mixed 102
114% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.22
72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston 9905403-558.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 12.1
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Professional Gen3 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $609
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