Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '19 at 23:03
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 631 69% 547 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 66 Parallax 58.6 50% 61.8 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 52.4 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 591GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 489GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 80 92 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 362 Write 242 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 83.9 130% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 147%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 936GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 80 93 88 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 162 Write 260 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 83.7 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 566GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 133 138 137 140 138 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 136 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 134 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GXM 8502 2133 CL11 Series 04CD F3-2400C11-4GXM 8502 2133 CL11 Series 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 75%

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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	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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16