Asrock N68-S3 FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock N68-S3 FX (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 20:48
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X2 270-$20 6,369 User benchmarks, average bench 43% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 59.1 2-Core 112 49% 79.6 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 111 15% 110 Pts	64-Core 96.8 6% 96.8 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120G B 120GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 5.8 1.8 5.5 75 175 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.5% Below average	Read 223 Write 176 Mixed 129 SusWrite 44.3 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 7.4 58% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 8.9 19% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 373GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.9 3.9 5.3 59 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 97.7 Write 113 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 34.3 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 70%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 1AC0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4 3.4 4.9 56 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 104 Write 59.7 Mixed 63 SusWrite 30.8 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 62%
Maxtor 6K040L0 41GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 60GB free Firmware: NAR61HA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.3 2.6 3.5 42 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 73.9 Write 85.3 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 24.8 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SH564568FH8N0QHSCR SH564568FH8N0QHSCR 4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 533, 533 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 11.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.7 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 50%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Asrock N68-S3 FX

CPU
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	32x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	25x
Athlon II X2 270AMD $20Bench 43%, 6,369 samples	7x

GPU
GeForce 7025 / nForce 630aNvidiaBench 0%, 5,527 samples	15x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	10x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
PLUS 120 120GBSandiskBench 39%, 8 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	19x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	3x
99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 30%, 12,132 samples	2x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $101

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16