Asrock N68-VS3 FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock N68-VS3 FX  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120912
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 09:21
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Memory 82.4
1-Core 52.3
2-Core 94.6
50% 76.4 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 326
32% 261 Pts
64-Core 323
20% 323 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
XFX(1682 3111) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Lighting 17.3
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 14.6
14% 15.2 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 17.1
11% 13.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
603GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 159
Write 148
Mixed 148
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.2
96% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM 333 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.1% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 13.7
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.1
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N68-VS3 FX Builds (Compare 130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock N68-VS3 FX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $138
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