Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.6% 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	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 18:23
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 161 59% 102 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 240 34% 253 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% PwrHis(1787 2010) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Lighting 31 Reflection 22.2 Parallax 24.9 25% 26 fps	MRender 21 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 28.9 20% 24.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 38 31 17 21 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 302 Write 51 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 26 24% 112 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 11.9 42% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 36.8 DQ Mixed 67 76% 137 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 97%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 322GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 49 23 35 113 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 403 Write 280 Mixed 222 SusWrite 76.9 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 11 49% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 93.6 DQ Mixed 20.4 39% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 58%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 24GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 99 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 63.7 Mixed 61 SusWrite 101 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 56GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 105 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 117 Mixed 63 SusWrite 106 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 468GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 124 125 124 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 84.7 Write 82.8 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 124 123% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 4.2 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	342x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	118x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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