Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.7% 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 Drive	The 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 07:03
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 177 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 314 40% 300 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E349) CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.7% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 58.5 34% 53.9 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 52.2 43% 52.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 47GB free Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 50 46 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	7.09% Terrible	Read 60.9 Write 54.4 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 43 11% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.7 7% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 7.09% Great: 53%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 34 46 43 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 75.7 Write 52.3 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 37.6 33% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.1 75% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 416GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 83 83 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 80.3 Write 80.6 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 79.7 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBNT F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 52%

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

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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