Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110729
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 00:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 222
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 432
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 154 94 80 90 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
70% Good
Read 440
Write 212
Mixed 326
SusWrite 153
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 27.4
101% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 178
159% 239 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
292GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 114 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 161
Write 148
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 113
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 32GB
1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.9% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 22.6
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 21
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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