Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 23:48
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 584 67% 523 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0162) 3GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5069 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 101 102 58 99 73 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 463 Write 332 Mixed 330 SusWrite 110 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 24.8 111% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 69.1 DQ Mixed 29.1 48% 96 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 88%
oyunkey 360GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 169GB free Firmware: Q061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 153 155 154 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 351 Write 119 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 153 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 1 35% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 88.6 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 1.2 14% 34.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 91%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 118GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 112 106 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 120 Write 141 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 110 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 81GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 168 162 164 168 169 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 130 Write 113 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 165 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 99GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 125 125 128 125 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 168 Write 88.8 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 124 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 43GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 195 158 163 194 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 120 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 183 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 545GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 117 116 117 118 116 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 101 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 115 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	115x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	98x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	28x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 24 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16