Asrock Z68M/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.6% 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	91.4% 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110729
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 19:27
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 174 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 348 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.2% 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) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 61.2 53% 64.1 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 61.2 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 428 432 443 443 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 394 Mixed 366 SusWrite 436 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 31.2 99% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 256 222% 328 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 122 123 123 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 135 Write 113 Mixed 82 SusWrite 121 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 83%
Inateck 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 619GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 186 189 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 280 Write 176 Mixed 206 SusWrite 187 275% 212 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 19.9 1,493% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 26.9 2,080% 27.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 300%

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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 55%

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

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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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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $346

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