Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Professional Gen3  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121214
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration242 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 96.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 196
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 513
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 137
Parallax 129
100% 129 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 127
Splatting 107
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 497 504 372 295 295 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB
127GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 614 301 302 301 301 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 127%
ST2000DX 001-1NS164 2TB
153GB free, PID 0578
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 139 136 138 137 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.2% Above average
Read 31.2
Write 72.8
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 137
97% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.7
245% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 67%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB
3TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 139 137 138 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 174
Write 146
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 137
172% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Professional Gen3 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $618
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