Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.8% 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 Drive45.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110824
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateJan 23 '18 at 19:33
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 111
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 404
49% 378 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Zotac(19DA 288A) 2GB
CLim: 1376 MHz, MLim: 1363 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 23.4
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 21.3
19% 21 fps
MRender 26.5
Gravity 24.2
Splatting 17.9
18% 22.9 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 266
Write 121
Mixed 159
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 11.1
85% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 12.7
25% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 73%
WD WD6400AARS-00Y5B1 640GB
253GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 57.5
Mixed 31
37% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 0.24
4K Mixed 0.12
40% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.8% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.4
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12.2
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $391
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