Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '18 at 05:04
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 657 70% 556 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$84 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 29GB free Firmware: P1021A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	74.4% Very good	Read 514 Write 343 Mixed 354 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 19.8 93% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 12.8 40% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 127%
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB-$65 368 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 7728906 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 41695542530899 (0C) Power cycle count 91 91 9729 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 260 (B1) Unknown 0 0 10 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 62 1095220723750 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7728906 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7728906 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7728906 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 91 91 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 43928 (EA) Unknown 0 0 37757 (F1) Unknown 0 0 37757 (F2) Unknown 0 0 32339	59.7% Above average	Read 511 Write 187 Mixed 270 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 10.6 81% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 9.15 36% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 84%
Adata SU800 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 472GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	77.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 139 Mixed 131 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.97 4K Mixed 0.53 144% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 340GB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	57% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.2 Mixed 93.8 73% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.26 89% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,126 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 23.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 79%

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Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

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 $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 $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