Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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. 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.2% 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 Drive59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111122
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 03:20
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 182
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 307
46% 331 Pts
64-Core 279
17% 279 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.2% Excellent
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 140
Parallax 148
78% 128 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 117
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 1TB
597GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF036C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 216 168 194 114 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 355
Write 322
Mixed 278
SusWrite 167
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 31.2
102% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 26
DQ Write 97
DQ Mixed 35.2
35% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 96%
Adata DashDrive Elite UE700 USB 3.0 64GB-$33
36GB free, PID de7a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 13 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 30.2
Write 25.5
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 17.2
33% 24.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0
26% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 50%
WD My Book Essentials 1.5TB
1TB free, PID 1110
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 21 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 30
Write 25.2
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 20
33% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBZL F3-12800CL10-8GBZL F3-12800CL10-8GBZL F3-12800CL10-8GBZL 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 775 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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