Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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.
ProcessorWith 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3-M  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime6 Days
Run DateSep 13 '22 at 20:21
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
65.4% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 82
2-Core 162
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 389
41% 328 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Gainward(10B0 2488) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
143% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 192
Parallax 188
169% 196 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 146
Splatting 129
125% 156 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 143%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB
451GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 93 97 101 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 338
Write 331
Mixed 199
SusWrite 102
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 29.3
96% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 94.6
DQ Mixed 25.3
30% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 120%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
182GB free
Firmware: UF2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 115 94 99 101 101 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.1% Poor
Read 195
Write 179
Mixed 100
SusWrite 106
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 12.5
42% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 17.3
DQ Write 18.5
DQ Mixed 8.8
9% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 56%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB
735GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 28.9
Write 28
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 28.9
21% 28.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Pro3-M Builds (Compare 146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $306
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