Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '17 at 15:26
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 173 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 301 40% 303 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 60.8 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 69.5 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 515GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 135272912 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11489 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 54 54 30066778149 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 20056 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2748 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 80 214751641650 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 54 521273375 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 47021 (C2) HDA temperature 31 46 60129542175 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -46694884440067 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6255573752 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4327452639	68.7% Good	Read 116 Write 123 Mixed 118 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.32 93% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 10508 (03) Spinup time 116 113 7191 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4729 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 31487 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4628 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 276 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 760665 (C2) HDA temperature 111 95 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.7% Average	Read 89.2 Write 80.5 Mixed 21.6 46% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.27 78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 57%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 163GB free Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 51843668 (03) Spinup time 97 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 10209 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 6 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 172083878 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 33437 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 14 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 4605 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 313 (BE) vendor-specific 62 46 672399398 (C2) HDA temperature 38 54 64424509478 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 17 51843668 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -124949188542635 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3201817640 (F2) Unknown 100 253 121150903	46% Average	Read 85.3 Write 75 Mixed 26.3 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.27 67% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 66%
Asmt 2105 500GB 477 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 131GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 31 Write 26.1 Mixed 24.8 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.16 61% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 67%
WDC WD10 JPVT-00A1YT0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 327GB free, PID 6518 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 24.1 Mixed 23.7 33% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 0.41 4K Mixed 0.21 23% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 16%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 0GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 23.8 Mixed 28.3 35% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.23 4K Write 0.69 4K Mixed 0.16 30% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	343x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16