Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '16 at 14:56
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 95 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 346 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics Family 189 User benchmarks, average bench 2% ASRock(1849 0112) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2372 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	1.88% Terrible	Lighting 2.03 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 1.41 2% 2.34 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.83 2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.88% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -108619722017483 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2826 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2826 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 104 104 7518590 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2826 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 167382 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 43 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 167382 (F2) Unknown 100 100 128687 (F9) Unknown 100 100 4785	59.2% Above average	Read 315 Write 147 Mixed 187 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 16.4 119% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 16 30% 57.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 88%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 43GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2952 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4299 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 96782 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 10277309 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 1 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 1593974278 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	37% Below average	Read 228 Write 84.3 Mixed 101 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 6.68 74% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 8.31 17% 32.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 8GB-$6 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 6GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	5.27% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 6.63 Mixed 12.4 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.24 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.03 21% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF 9905403-437.A01LF 9905403-437.A01LF 9905403-437.A01LF 16GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 15.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%

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Gaming 40%

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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	342x
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	46x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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