Asrock Z68 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	101% 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.
Boot Drive	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 12:47
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 67.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 232 76% 140 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 458 50% 398 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3175) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 144 Parallax 154 101% 141 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 107 101% 128 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$81 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 167 180 129 145 153 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.3% Average	Read 202 Write 242 Mixed 212 SusWrite 160 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 21.4 76% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 36.8 37% 56.3 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 438GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 107 102 109 108 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.3% Average	Read 278 Write 269 Mixed 157 SusWrite 104 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 24.4 75% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 49.9 44% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 134%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 449GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 87.5 Write 92 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 59.3 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 55%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 106 102 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 103 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.5 0% 0.5 MB/s	4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-199.A00LF 029E CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 9905403-199.A00LF 029E CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.4% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.1 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 59%

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

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Typical Z68 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 185 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	71x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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