Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 153 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 219 29% 220 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 14,286 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 838A) 1GB CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.18% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 6.04 Parallax 4.31 4% 5.15 fps	MRender 7.43 Gravity 5.17 Splatting 3.61 4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.18% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston V300S37A120G 120GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0921A SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 139 142 142 144 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37% Below average	Read 202 Write 132 Mixed 114 SusWrite 137 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 7 63% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 15.9 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 7.9 21% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 811GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 187 186 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 73.5 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 184 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9965525-058.A00LF 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	90x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	21x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	10x

RAM
CT51264BA160BJ.C8 2x4GBCrucialBench 51%, 2,504 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	7x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	6x

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Total price: $391

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 $165	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