Asrock Z68 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 18:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 188
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 511
57% 446 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
ASRock(1849 0102) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.27% Terrible
Lighting 1.4
Reflection 1.85
Parallax 1.25
1% 1.5 fps
MRender 1.76
Gravity 1
Splatting 2.52
2% 1.76 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.27%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 25 106 85 102 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 282
Write 101
Mixed 294
SusWrite 85
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 2.3
44% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 2.2
56% 129 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-017.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-017.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 18
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $628
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