Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.1% 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 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	8GB 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 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3330S 4,454 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 122 54% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 167 24% 175 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% EVGA(3842 2690) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 42.9 38% 41.6 fps	MRender 48.1 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 28.1 30% 38 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WL1000GSA6472 1TB 481 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 41 60 55 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 56.5 Write 59.8 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 47.2 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 102%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 301GB free Firmware: JA2OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 64 73 74 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 44.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 67.3 36% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 2x4GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	344x
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	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16