Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	32.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '21 at 15:21
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 81.6 2-Core 160 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 324 39% 301 Pts	64-Core 314 19% 314 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.8% Good	Lighting 86 Reflection 88 Parallax 81.8 70% 85.3 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 70.6 69% 87.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 59 46 38 40 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.4% Below average	Read 180 Write 160 Mixed 152 SusWrite 59.3 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 15.2 65% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 70.4 DQ Mixed 24.4 24% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 85%
Kingston SHFR200240G 240GB 2,078 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 62GB free Firmware: 000056R8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 140 79 125 79 115 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 214 Write 196 Mixed 175 SusWrite 115 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 29.7 97% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 76.6 DQ Mixed 40.2 35% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 96%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 87 58 46 36 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 134 Write 144 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 60.7 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 100%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 650GB free Firmware: 03.00C09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 98 97 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 73 Write 71.8 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 96.9 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	23.6% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.6 23% 8 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 3.9 SC Mixed 5.8 14% 5 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 62%

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Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	344x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16