Asrock Z68 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '20 at 17:28
Run Duration	547 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 171 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 500 46% 384 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 52.8 39% 44.9 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 42.7 33% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 284 Write 338 Mixed 271 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 30.1 98% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 40.6 32% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB-$45 2,416 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 37GB free Firmware: BANC1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 35 45 57 56 45 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 50.8 Write 57 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 49.2 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.3 163% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 36%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 73 74 62 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 66.6 Write 69.1 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 67.9 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 156GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 16 15 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 27.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 15.6 18% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 197% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 38GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 15 15 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 27 Write 25 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 16 16% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 196% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 92%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 3TB 555 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3GB free, PID 50a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 15.5 Write 21.7 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 39.6 37% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.9 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%

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Typical Z68 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 - $150

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	70x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	49x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	22x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	4x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 3,905 samples	4x
CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,052 samples	4x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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