Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.8% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 23:52
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 186 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 347 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% ASRock(1849 0102) 2.2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.03% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 1 1% 1.17 fps	MRender 1.76 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2 1% 1.52 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.03% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 373 376 371 364 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 347 Write 327 Mixed 294 SusWrite 369 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 32.3 103% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.7 DQ Write 95.6 DQ Mixed 48.4 42% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 116GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 71 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 99.8 Write 107 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 69.4 66% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 596GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 155 153 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 142 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 154 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 8GB 565 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 61%

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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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Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 775 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	342x
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	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $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