Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.1% 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 Drive73.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '17 at 18:51
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 96.9
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 181
74% 123 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 354
47% 350 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 44.6
Parallax 39.2
39% 43.7 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 36.3
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 513
Write 411
Mixed 416
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 17.8
86% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.8
DQ Write 73.1
DQ Mixed 17.2
23% 41 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
906GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 106
Write 104
Mixed 103
79% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.14
76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 18.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 773 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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