Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.9% 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 Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 106 2-Core 213 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 543 56% 450 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% XFX(1682 9470) CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 66.7 40% 60.3 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 53.4 46% 56.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.0.3b SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 81 58 69 79 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.5% Above average	Read 256 Write 109 Mixed 199 SusWrite 83.2 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 30.5 108% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 88.7 84% 132 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 80%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 64GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 80 91 95 95 92 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.3% Above average	Read 194 Write 104 Mixed 123 SusWrite 91.2 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 30.6 108% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 122 91% 122 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 79%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 41GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 54 56 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 60 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 54.9 40% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 41%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB 8,167 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 7GB free Firmware: 1AC01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 67 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 73.5 Write 78.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 66.6 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 79%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	342x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	118x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16