Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 153 68% 111 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 372 40% 318 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.3% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 125 Parallax 118 91% 118 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 118 Splatting 96.8 86% 106 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 490GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 390 421 387 390 386 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 455 Mixed 364 SusWrite 396 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 39 125% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 258 224% 331 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 604GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 64.3 74% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 76%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 159 160 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 156 Mixed 100 SusWrite 159 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 298GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 62 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 61 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 61.8 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 224GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 119 Write 122 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 122 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 13 22 88 83 92 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 118 Write 97.2 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 51.2 116% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.5 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 63%

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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	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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Total price: $463

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 $179	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