Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.9% 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 Drive48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Professional Gen3  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120607
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 12 '18 at 12:34
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 87
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 166
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 463
45% 370 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 106
Parallax 100
87% 104 fps
MRender 93.2
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 95.7
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
169GB free
Firmware: X41100RL 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
40.4% Average
Read 258
Write 203
Mixed 119
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 9.58
55% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 43.4
DQ Mixed 10
14% 26.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 108%
Kingston HyperX 120GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 326
Write 129
Mixed 166
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 11
85% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.8
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 10.9
24% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 81%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
237GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 117
Write 108
Mixed 81.5
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.34
89% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 9905403-449.A00LF 9905403-449.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.1% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 15.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Professional Gen3 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $619
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