Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1216 x 684 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120424
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '16 at 07:14
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 196 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 307 40% 304 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% EVGA(3842 2645) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6175 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	7.1% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 7.73 Parallax 8.84 7% 8.32 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 7.97 Splatting 10.7 8% 9.08 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.1% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 823GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 671 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 321 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 143 (A3) Unknown 100 100 56 (A4) Unknown 100 100 22196 (A5) Unknown 100 100 26 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 10 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 52 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 12380 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 176970 (F2) Unknown 100 100 92373 (F5) Unknown 100 100 355136	69.1% Good	Read 410 Write 373 Mixed 326 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 15.7 93% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 98.8 DQ Mixed 17.7 27% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 105%
Toshiba MD04ACA600 6TB-$250 686 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 10786 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1228 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 3574 (0A) Spinup retry count 124 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 309 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1616 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 261994184758 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 95 95 2200 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 203 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	57.3% Above average	Read 77.8 Write 122 Mixed 97.6 75% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 0.26 4K Mixed 0.15 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 112%
Toshiba MD04ACA600 6TB-$250 686 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 10753 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 998 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 3521 (0A) Spinup retry count 119 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 310 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1236 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 249109217332 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 97 97 1543 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 205 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	57.5% Above average	Read 78.3 Write 122 Mixed 99.4 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.15 52% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 17.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 63%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	342x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	118x
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	46x

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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16