Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics24.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive20.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 10 '20 at 22:46
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 above expectations (73rd percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 176
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 339
44% 330 Pts
64-Core 328
20% 328 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450
Asus(1043 8385) 1.5GB
CLim: 782 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Lighting 28.9
Reflection 43.7
Parallax 32.2
24% 34.9 fps
MRender 44.1
Gravity 22.4
Splatting 33.1
27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 275GB
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 59 61 90 53 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 282
Write 330
Mixed 166
SusWrite 74.4
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 0.7
15% 7.73 MB/s
DQ Read 7.5
DQ Write 13.8
DQ Mixed 11.9
9% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 179%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2.5TB
384GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 59 61 95 53 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
14.6% Very poor
Read 87
Write 254
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 76.3
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 1.2
20% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 6.4
DQ Write 39.8
DQ Mixed 8.7
11% 18.3 MB/s
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
79GB free
Firmware: 1AJ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 129 122 128 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 38.5
Write 38
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 124
46% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
49.1% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16.1
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.7
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 785 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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