Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '21 at 16:57
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 90.6
2-Core 166
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 441
48% 380 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 270
Parallax 170
135% 202 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 172
Splatting 121
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,497
Write 3,785
Mixed 4,032
915% 4,105 MB/s
4K Read 242
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 140
604% 164 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 370
285% 395 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
911GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 130 130 129 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 128
Write 123
Mixed 101
SusWrite 129
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 196 196 196 196 196 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 146
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 194
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB
2.5TB free, PID 6124
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
16% Very poor
Read 30.4
Write 24.1
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 27
36% 26.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.7% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.5
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $391
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