Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.3% 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 Drive56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 21:55
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 199
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 375
50% 371 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Gigabyte(1458 2556) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 16.3
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 22.3
13% 18.4 fps
MRender 13.8
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 18.4
13% 16 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KingFast 253GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0711A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 89 91 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 393
Write 290
Mixed 254
SusWrite 90.4
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 30.5
103% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.9
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 37.6
37% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 95%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
166GB free
Firmware: VT100-50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 58 57 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 50
Write 54.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 57.5
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 38%
Seagate ST3000VX006-1HH166 3TB
439GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 93 90 92 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 165
Write 160
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 91.6
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
27.3% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 7.8
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 8
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $391
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