Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110923
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 24 '20 at 11:26
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 220
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 559
61% 485 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 201
Parallax 185
149% 190 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 179
Splatting 127
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 480
Write 459
Mixed 306
92% 415 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 31.4
109% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 65.6
108% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
335GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 143 90 107 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 141
Write 118
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 128
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-440.A00LF 9905403-440.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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