Asrock Z68 Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.4% 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)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110713
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '23 at 17:44
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 536 58% 462 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 842B) 1GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1380 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.8 Reflection 18 Parallax 24 14% 19.9 fps	MRender 22.3 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 17.8 17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 468 Mixed 304 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 44 150% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 177 180% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 194GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 146 144 145 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 159 Write 102 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 145 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991995 (996995) 2x4GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z68 Pro3 Builds (Compare 374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	172x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	65x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	19x
Team--Elite-1333 2x4GBTeamBench 46%, 1,562 samples	12x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	10x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16