Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.7% 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	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '24 at 14:45
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (76^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 179 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 344 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3658) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.44 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 24 Parallax 26.7 16% 23.5 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 25.6 Splatting 22.5 21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 267 268 257 247 275 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 478 Write 334 Mixed 293 SusWrite 259 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 32.1 111% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 263 223% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 844GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 150 150 151 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 150 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 148 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 15 18 24 27 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-518.A00LF 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 9905403-518.A00LF 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.8% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns

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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	69	57	60	23.8"	1280 720	DELA0A3 DELL U2414H

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Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 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 i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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