Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '18 at 17:47
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 505
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Nvidia(10DE 0973) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 347.52
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.95% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 9.46
Parallax 12.8
8% 10.8 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 9.4
Splatting 13.2
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.95%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X411
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47% Average
Read 318
Write 86.2
Mixed 124
38% 176 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 30.5
4K Mixed 18
83% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 37.3
43% 75.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 47%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
844GB free
Firmware: CC62
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 122
Mixed 123
109% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.12
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.46
124% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 112%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB
1GB free, PID 0109
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
9.91% Terrible
Read 16.9
Write 8.43
Mixed 11.6
14% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 1.17
106% 2.05 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.91%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1600KLN-4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.8% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 392 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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