Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 27 '17 at 19:50
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 228
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 593
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 213
Parallax 203
152% 201 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 177
Splatting 112
112% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.5% Above average
Read 257
Write 178
Mixed 175
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 16.6
84% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 37.6
63% 123 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
114GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 495
Write 310
Mixed 352
85% 386 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 20.8
107% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 16.8
71% 158 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 118%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB
352GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 102
Write 118
Mixed 94.6
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.44
119% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.5% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.5
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 394 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: $525
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