Asrock Z68 Pro3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 377
47% 356 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.4% Above average
Lighting 63.5
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 61.6
52% 64.5 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 54.6
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 520
Write 353
Mixed 350
90% 408 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 9.22
84% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.4
DQ Write 60.2
DQ Mixed 9.36
17% 33.3 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
407GB free
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 66.7
Write 81.2
Mixed 70.3
55% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.38
92% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.6% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Pro3 Builds (Compare 374 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 Pro3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $555
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