Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 02:02
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 88.6 2-Core 174 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 348 45% 340 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 147 Parallax 128 111% 137 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 195 209 206 206 207 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.2% Above average	Read 214 Write 202 Mixed 182 SusWrite 202 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 27.8 93% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 75.8 DQ Mixed 39.3 34% 48.3 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 161GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 87 86 86 88 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43% Average	Read 168 Write 200 Mixed 178 SusWrite 85.9 36% 158 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 36.3 4K Mixed 28.9 93% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 50.8 DQ Mixed 37.6 29% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 124%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 197GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 86 86 86 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 60 Write 54.7 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 85.8 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

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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