Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.9% 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

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '23 at 18:39
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 86 2-Core 169 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 459 49% 390 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0162) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.09% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.83 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.09% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SV300S37A/240G 240GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 30 54 56 54 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 213 Write 75.7 Mixed 113 SusWrite 42.9 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 22.7 75% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.7 DQ Write 29.8 DQ Mixed 3.7 10% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$49 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 771GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 92 72 20 107 118 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 86.3 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C-PB 1x4GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.5% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6 20% 6.97 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 5.1 18% 6.4 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	55	44	60	23.8"	1280 720	SAM71D9 LS24AG32x

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Typical Z68 Professional Gen3 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	48x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	28x
Core i7-2700KIntel $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	11x

SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $100Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $129Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	6x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GBUnknownBench 54%, 50 samples	5x
CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 49%, 430 samples	5x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	4x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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