Asrock Z68 Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	65.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 11:47
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 451 62% 458 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 182 108 90 78 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 459 Write 417 Mixed 319 SusWrite 129 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 19.7 90% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 129 137% 228 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 88%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 160 161 162 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 149 Mixed 103 SusWrite 160 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 158GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 74 75 74 75 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 117 Write 119 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 74.9 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 102GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 105 103 107 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 115 Write 85.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 104 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 64GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 107 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 62.5 Write 63 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 108 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 443GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 151 157 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 153 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 158 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 230% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team--Elite-1333 2x4GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 54%

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

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Typical Z68 Pro3 Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	172x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	65x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	19x
Team--Elite-1333 2x4GBTeamBench 46%, 1,562 samples	12x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	10x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $541

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