Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.9% 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	49.3% 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 Professional Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110815
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 04:13
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 194 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 436 48% 379 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970 9,594 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 3130) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.12.0.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Lighting 28.6 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 27.6 23% 26.9 fps	MRender 23.2 Gravity 26.2 Splatting 30.2 22% 26.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 59 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 149 Write 172 Mixed 145 SusWrite 59.9 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 33.4 118% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 32.3 35% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 66%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 469GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 92.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 90.8 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 82%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 576GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0 0 0.2 0.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.3 Write 11.8 SusWrite 0.2 3% 4.1 MB/s	4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0 0.3 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48% Average	Read 167 Write 140 Mixed 83 SusWrite 0.2 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 109 110 107 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 79.3 Write 39.5 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 109 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 36GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 59 59 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 44.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 59.3 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 83%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 186GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 60.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 60.2 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 32%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 21GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 80.8 Write 64.5 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 83.5 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 98%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 199GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 166 Write 123 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 85.3 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 98%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 110GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 22 16 16 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 6.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 21.1 29% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 51% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 76%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	48x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	28x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	11x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	6x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GBUnknownBench 54%, 50 samples	5x
CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 49%, 430 samples	5x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	4x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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