Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.1% 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 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 21:27
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 415
56% 415 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450
PNY(196E 086A) 1.5GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1010 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 368.81
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
24.1% Poor
Lighting 28.2
Reflection 37
Parallax 31.8
23% 32.3 fps
MRender 43.2
Gravity 21.3
Splatting 32.5
26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250310CS 250GB-$33
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.ACD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 60 47 90 78 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
21.3% Poor
Read 8.5
Write 33
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 65.7
21% 28.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
48% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston 9905402-475.A00LF 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston 9905402-475.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60% Good
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns

 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%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $391
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