Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 18:27
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 207 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 509 55% 437 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 983GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 348 347 347 346 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 371 Write 348 Mixed 322 SusWrite 349 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 35.2 113% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.2 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 49.7 43% 60.9 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 125%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 501GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 105 103 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 105 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 818GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 120 121 121 121 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 125 Write 40.2 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 119 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 72%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$74 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 119 122 121 121 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 106 Write 122 Mixed 66 SusWrite 119 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 2.5 479% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 676GB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 129 133 133 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 61.7 Write 114 Mixed 96 SusWrite 129 147% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.7 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 63%

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Typical Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	90x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	21x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	10x

RAM
CT51264BA160BJ.C8 2x4GBCrucialBench 51%, 2,504 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	7x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	6x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $176	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