Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive27.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110909
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateMay 29 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 176
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 303
42% 309 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.1% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 108
Parallax 94.5
83% 101 fps
MRender 86
Gravity 92.4
Splatting 84.5
72% 87.6 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 60GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 149
Write 63.9
Mixed 88.5
22% 100 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 8.81
55% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 18.9
DQ Write 49.6
DQ Mixed 6.99
13% 25.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 52%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
13GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.8% Below average
Read 261
Write 72.6
Mixed 91.1
31% 142 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 8.6
59% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 24.4
DQ Mixed 11.9
13% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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