Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	13.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 17:11
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	64%

PC Performing as expected (43^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 142 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 334 42% 319 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.2% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 46.2 29% 36.4 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 33.7 26% 31.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 85 158 197 179 200 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	13.2% Very poor	Read 77.2 Write 93 Mixed 64 SusWrite 148 22% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 3% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 103 105 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 103 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 67%
Samsung D3 Station 5TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free, PID 6126 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 25 26 25 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 22.4 Write 22.5 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 24.6 32% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.4 141% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.7% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 61%

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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	344x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
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	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16