Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.1% 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	49% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '23 at 03:34
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 75.5 2-Core 167 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 287 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 47 Parallax 42.1 37% 44.8 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 37.5 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 196 200 212 204 209 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49% Average	Read 206 Write 190 Mixed 164 SusWrite 195 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 25.2 85% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 83 DQ Mixed 38.7 35% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBRL F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 8GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 54%

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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	50	22	60	27"	1280 720	HWP3325 HP 27es

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Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	344x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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