Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 25 '17 at 09:59
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 237
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 558
60% 474 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2539 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 185
Parallax 160
136% 171 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 162
Splatting 111
105% 130 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 121%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 508
Write 342
Mixed 343
88% 398 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 10.1
79% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 42
79% 160 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 97%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
70GB free
Firmware: GM4OA57A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 68.2
Write 68.9
Mixed 69.1
52% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.43
100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 51%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB
50GB free
Firmware: JP2OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 79.1
Write 112
Mixed 73.2
66% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.24
55% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 64C0JKHHJ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.7% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 23.7%
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%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

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