Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110708
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 17:13
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 97.1
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 185
75% 126 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 356
46% 348 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)
ASRock(1849 0112) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.88% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 3.23
Parallax 1.44
2% 2.23 fps
MRender 3.05
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.87
2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.88%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 233 225 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.1% Below average
Read 200
Write 100
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 156
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 10.6
46% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 15.4
DQ Write 17.8
DQ Mixed 15.9
12% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 102%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 131 133 135 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 140
Write 111
Mixed 107
SusWrite 133
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24.8
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 76%
Great: 76%

 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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