Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.9% 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	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '18 at 14:14
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 88 2-Core 178 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 314 43% 320 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E186) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Lighting 31.6 Reflection 22.5 Parallax 25.2 26% 26.5 fps	MRender 21.6 Gravity 23.8 Splatting 27.6 20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB-$109 1,725 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 154 141 153 152 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 349 Write 340 Mixed 320 SusWrite 156 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 27.8 89% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 44.7 40% 58.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 107%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 166GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 73 77 77 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 97.8 Write 94 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 75.3 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 46GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 78 77 79 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 90 Write 89.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 75.4 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 61GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 77 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 76.3 Write 75.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 77.6 53% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 265GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 107 107 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 116 Write 123 Mixed 54 SusWrite 107 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 16GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.6 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 16.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 50%

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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	119x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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