Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	19.1% 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	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110729
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '21 at 07:35
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 203 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 544 54% 443 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Zotac(19DA 1281) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 30.9 18% 26.3 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 24.8 22% 26.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 233 38 55 115 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 360 Write 321 Mixed 179 SusWrite 132 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 31.4 103% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 31.5 34% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 108%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 87GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 208 208 206 205 207 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.8% Average	Read 223 Write 203 Mixed 160 SusWrite 207 45% 198 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 7.9 63% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 83.6 DQ Mixed 9.3 20% 38.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 303GB free Firmware: KC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 115 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 91.4 Mixed 49 SusWrite 118 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 61%

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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	343x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
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	47x

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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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