Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.8% 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 Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '17 at 08:32
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 477
61% 462 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Lighting 45.2
Reflection 42
Parallax 54.6
37% 47.3 fps
MRender 54.9
Gravity 46.6
Splatting 36.4
37% 46 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 317
Write 192
Mixed 199
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 11.6
73% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.5
DQ Write 98.9
DQ Mixed 10.7
23% 45 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.4% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 10.8
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 774 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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