Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 195 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 325 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 63.5 57% 68.3 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 66 Splatting 59.6 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 105GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 42 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11300 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 504 (B1) Unknown 91 91 105 (B3) Unknown 99 99 42 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 99 99 42 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 5254 (BE) vendor-specific 79 58 21 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 199 199 5254 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 21 (EB) Unknown 99 99 451 (F1) Unknown 99 99 25702892041	83.1% Excellent	Read 505 Write 351 Mixed 354 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 22.7 113% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 77.5 86% 148 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 118%
Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series 240GB-$225 2,151 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: LUDi Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 546 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 280 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 25 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 25 100 12887719961 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C2) HDA temperature 25 100 12887719961 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 69 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1102 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 56 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1102 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1422 (F9) Unknown 100 100 3326	76.2% Very good	Read 488 Write 224 Mixed 284 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 19.7 110% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 65.3 96% 182 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 865GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 193218328 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 253 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 242542703 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7076 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1491 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 77 63 403832855 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 233 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4959 (C2) HDA temperature 23 40 17179869207 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 100639673687111 (F1) Unknown 100 253 43163107761 (F2) Unknown 100 253 56267752019	98.2% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 160 Mixed 133 118% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.53 184% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 25GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	6.54% Terrible	Read 30.8 Write 4.37 Mixed 6.79 13% 14 MB/s	4K Read 4.33 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.04 18% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.54% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	115x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	98x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	28x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 24 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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