Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.4% 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 Drive33.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 05:59
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 458
59% 448 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Asus(1043 051D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.2
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
48.4% Average
Lighting 62.2
Reflection 59.7
Parallax 81.2
51% 67.7 fps
MRender 60.5
Gravity 61.9
Splatting 43.4
44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
DM F550 240G 240GB
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200807
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 20 35 36 25 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 402
Write 4.5
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 31.4
26% 125 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 8.2
53% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
355GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 34 35 34 36 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 112
Write 38.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 35.1
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
171GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 85
Write 33.7
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 35.9
36% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-02X.B00LF 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.7% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 10.1
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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