Asrock Z68 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '21 at 09:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 204
82% 139 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 607
60% 492 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 117 6.4 21 72 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 478
Write 404
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 101
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 0.9
46% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 6.4
DQ Mixed 0.6
29% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
811GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 194 165 184 111 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 138
Write 130
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 142
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.9
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $628
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