Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Professional Gen3  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 03:15
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 93.5
2-Core 183
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 455
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2623 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 142
Parallax 118
99% 127 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 130
Splatting 112
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 511 510 462 295 294 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB
208GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 525 310 310 311 310 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 127%
ST2000DX 001-1NS164 2TB
207GB free, PID 0578
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 182 182 182 180 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.4% Good
Read 76.5
Write 67.3
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 182
118% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.7
244% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.8% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Professional Gen3 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $609
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