Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 04:37
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 161 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 356 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.84% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 4.46 Parallax 2.94 3% 3.61 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 4 Splatting 3.04 3% 3.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.84% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 94 119 109 122 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	44% Average	Read 49.2 Write 107 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 104 51% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 4,667 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

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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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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	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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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