Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120424
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 04:46
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 199 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 525 53% 430 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 112 Parallax 92.7 82% 102 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 95.3 Splatting 99 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 130 131 127 120 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 440 Write 448 Mixed 414 SusWrite 141 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 42.8 136% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 364 275% 369 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 20GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 108 99 115 96 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 13.7 Write 45 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 108 34% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 39GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 88.7 Write 81.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 52.1 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 13GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 74 79 77 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 170 Write 104 Mixed 62 SusWrite 77.4 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 9GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 81 86 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 53.8 Write 91.5 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 83.2 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 55%

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

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	114x
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	47x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	27x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16