Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime14.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3550-$335
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 194
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 382
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Palit(1569 11C6) 1GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.5
Reflection 16
Parallax 21.2
14% 18.2 fps
MRender 22
Gravity 21
Splatting 15.2
15% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 134 134 92 112 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 374
Write 337
Mixed 203
SusWrite 134
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 24.2
94% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 33.6
DQ Write 86
DQ Mixed 37.9
35% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 88%
WD WD1600AVVS-63L2B0 160GB
126GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 78 78 78 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 70.2
Write 68.2
Mixed 43.9
SusWrite 77.3
48% 64.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
52.4% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 15.5
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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