Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 11 '18 at 23:41
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 41.9
2-Core 115
50% 80.3 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 265
42% 299 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.7%
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)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 3
Parallax 1.34
2% 2.13 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 1
Splatting 3.74
2% 2.53 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
747GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 79 76 82 85 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 87
Write 88.7
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 75.8
50% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.3
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 62%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12
56GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 8 8.5 7.5 7.7 7.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
6.57% Terrible
Read 25.5
Write 7.7
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 8.5
17% 14.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.5
33% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.57%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 11
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 774 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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