Asrock N68-S3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics16.1% 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 Drive24.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock N68-S3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091215
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '22 at 11:42
Run Duration280 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 67.7
1-Core 44
2-Core 91.5
43% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 176
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 181
11% 181 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Zotac(19DA 1665) 1GB
CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Lighting 18.7
Reflection 26.2
Parallax 17.9
15% 20.9 fps
MRender 27.5
Gravity 20.7
Splatting 18.2
18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Phinocom SSD 128GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 20 2.4 18 17 4 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.9% Poor
Read 127
Write 113
Mixed 126
SusWrite 19.9
22% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 15.6
58% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 23.1
DQ Write 6.5
DQ Mixed 0.4
4% 10 MB/s
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB
787GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 169 175 171 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 160
Mixed 75.1
SusWrite 167
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.5% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 8.2
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N68-S3 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock N68-S3

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