Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111122
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateJan 10 '17 at 22:40
Run Duration253 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 62%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 359
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 77.1
Reflection 73.6
Parallax 65.4
63% 72 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 70
Splatting 70.8
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
6GB free
Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
2.47% Terrible
Read 23.7
Write 14.9
Mixed 13.7
4% 17.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.65
4K Mixed 0.41
2% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 2.47%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
238GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 86.5
Write 80.2
Mixed 69.8
59% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.32
73% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 63.3
Write 64.1
Mixed 24.3
37% 50.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.06
4K Mixed 0.04
9% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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