Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110708
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 17:50
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 95.8
1-Core 85.1
2-Core 181
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 348
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 349
22% 349 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 143
Parallax 123
109% 133 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 132
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$79
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 97 77 83 83 82 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.9% Above average
Read 241
Write 237
Mixed 219
SusWrite 97.9
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 25.2
85% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 148
125% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9W CML8GX3M2A1600C9W 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 395 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $522
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HDDRAMUSB
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