Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 18:42
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 188 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 354 47% 352 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.2% 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)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 1 1% 1.19 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2 1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 94 103 106 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 98.5 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 102 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%
Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 80GB-$41 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 6GB free Firmware: P21OABEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 49.2 Write 50 Mixed 31 SusWrite 38.9 31% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5403-002.A00L 830B 99U5403-002.A00L Micron V01D3LF2GB26818813 6GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.4% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

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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 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16