Asrock Z68M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z68M/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 19:42
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 174 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 344 45% 339 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 61.4 53% 64.5 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 60.9 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 417 430 436 440 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 450 Write 439 Mixed 358 SusWrite 406 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 30.4 99% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 251 218% 325 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 111 114 115 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 123 Write 115 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 111 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 83%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1TB free, PID 5000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 158 160 159 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 188 Write 122 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 156 174% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 57%
Inateck 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 619GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 125 125 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 284 Write 176 Mixed 206 SusWrite 125 250% 198 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 20 1,499% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.8 DQ Write 31.6 DQ Mixed 26.6 2,068% 27.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 300%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 32.9 Write 25.7 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 20.1 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 58%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 221GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 21 20 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 21.4 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 20.4 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 2x4GB 1,673 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 55%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68M/USB3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	10x
Core i3-2100Intel $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples	6x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	5x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	6x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	5x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	2x

RAM
9905403-445.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 53%, 148 samples	5x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	2x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359