Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '22 at 17:34
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%

 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 219
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 438
59% 438 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 0F02) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.13% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 4.7
Parallax 1
3% 3.17 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 3.3
3% 4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.13%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN128HAHQ-000L1 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT05L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 159 157 160 166 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 373
Write 357
Mixed 315
SusWrite 163
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 38.8
127% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 41.8
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 55.1
50% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 121 124 127 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 160
Write 93.5
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 126
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
33.9% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 34%

 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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