Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22% 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 Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3-M (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '17 at 18:35
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 432 58% 433 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 24.4 Parallax 31.8 21% 27.3 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -104436424763292 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1415 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 80 (B7) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 37 54 77312950309 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 80 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 543902 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 58 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 86 86 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 543902 (F2) Unknown 100 100 762201 (F9) Unknown 100 100 52699	55.5% Above average	Read 467 Write 112 Mixed 148 52% 242 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 16.2 84% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 35.4 49% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 539GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 175 172 4233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 345 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1429 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 336 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21204 (C2) HDA temperature 111 102 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 105 Mixed 88.3 74% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.29 113% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 49GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 118902832 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11487 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 35 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 144696810 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 38605 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5170 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 81 304947331143 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 51 622198821 (C2) HDA temperature 37 49 77309411365 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 18 118902832 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 191 38 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 60125247229221 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2433113014 (F2) Unknown 100 253 567768473	61.8% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 45.1 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.48 106% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 167 2541 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2345 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8963 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2314 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 171 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2174 (C2) HDA temperature 108 93 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	91.4% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 165 Mixed 136 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.31 112% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 2x4GB 4,503 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	47x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	28x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	5x
Fury 240GBHyperX $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples	4x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C11 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C11 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 19 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	3x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $306

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16