Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% 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.
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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '17 at 09:52
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 94.9
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 358
48% 357 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 310A) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 20.1
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 17.2
16% 17 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 13.6
Splatting 17.4
12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
446GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 65.9
Write 61.4
Mixed 4.8
32% 44 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.16
61% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 775 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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