Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '17 at 14:09
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 646
67% 541 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 122
Parallax 102
90% 111 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 102
Splatting 104
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82
48GB free
Firmware: P1021A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 508
Write 342
Mixed 357
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 22.7
97% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 57.8
98% 192 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 127%
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB-$65
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 480
Write 177
Mixed 263
67% 307 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 9.6
82% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 64.6
DQ Mixed 9.19
17% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
1TB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
1TB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
991GB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 119
Write 120
Mixed 120
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.23
72% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 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: $526
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