Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.6% 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 Drive	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110909
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 156 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 454 46% 370 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% ASRock(1849 0122) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.22% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 3.04 Parallax 1.69 2% 2.39 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 1.37 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.1 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.22% Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 21.8 Parallax 37.7 30% 32 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 34.8 Splatting 35.7 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 120GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 110 102 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 292 Write 140 Mixed 174 SusWrite 104 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 25 101% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 36.5 37% 56.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 81%
Kingston SHFS37A240G 240GB 518 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 40GB free Firmware: 60AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 91 99 87 86 84 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 281 Write 140 Mixed 174 SusWrite 88.5 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 24.7 84% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 129 91% 115 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 77%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 5GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 22 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 44.7 26% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 59GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 70 81 82 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 0.7 Write 100 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 79.5 32% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 17GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 111 104 97 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 154 Write 111 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 105 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 16GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.2% Below average	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 61%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 394 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	116x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	98x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	28x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 24 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $522

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16