Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 15:19
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570 104,858 User benchmarks, average bench 65% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 186 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 367 41% 322 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Nvidia(10DE 0898) 1GB CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 17.9 18% 23.2 fps	MRender 27.4 Gravity 20.7 Splatting 18.2 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Dogfish 480GB 480GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 40 36 52 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 369 Write 291 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 48.9 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 1.1 40% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 35.2 DQ Mixed 0.9 9% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 256GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 79.4 Write 80.3 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 88.8 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 60%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 120GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 41 36 53 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 60.2 Write 58.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 49.4 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 54%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 181GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 86 84 83 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 63.3 Write 73.1 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 84.3 48% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial ST102464BA160B.16F 2x8GB 1,015 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	115x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	98x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	28x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 24 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16