Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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 Drive	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '18 at 19:22
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 618 67% 533 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 171 Parallax 178 144% 175 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 154 Splatting 115 121% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 222GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 194 204 220 220 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 463 Write 408 Mixed 362 SusWrite 224 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 34 114% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 210 184% 270 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 100%
P3-256 256GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.74.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 210 207 270 212 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 309 Write 109 Mixed 155 SusWrite 230 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 23.5 86% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 55.2 DQ Write 58.4 DQ Mixed 52 40% 55.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 512GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 105 106 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 176 Write 151 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 106 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 180GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 162 Write 165 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 109 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 98%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 268GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 95.6 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 96.5 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 26GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 21.6 Write 15 Mixed 12.6 SusWrite 4.4 16% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.2 149% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 029E CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0725 EWB8GB681PAE-16IC 0725 EWB8GB681PAE-16IC 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 19.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 59%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

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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 $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 $179	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