Asrock N68-S3 FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock N68-S3 FX  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '21 at 11:30
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Memory 65
1-Core 43.2
2-Core 77.8
40% 62 Pts
4-Core 84.5
8-Core 85.5
11% 85 Pts
64-Core 86.3
5% 86.3 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200
PowerColor(148C 5230) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.74% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 2.1
2% 2.37 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 2
Splatting 2
2% 2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.74%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar SS D 128GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 120
Write 95.5
Mixed 99.7
23% 105 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 15.1
72% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.2
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 18.5
17% 25.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 97%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB
11GB free
Firmware: 4.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 38 36 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
21.3% Poor
Read 38
Write 8.8
Mixed 14
SusWrite 36
18% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 41%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
55GB free
Firmware: GF10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 57 53 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 53.4
Write 62.8
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 53.8
39% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 42%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
403GB free
Firmware: 1AJ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 104 98 116 125 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 96
Write 83.5
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 105
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-159.A01LF 12GB
533, 533 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 9.2
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.2
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N68-S3 FX Builds (Compare 107 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock N68-S3 FX

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