Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.9% 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	48.4% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 19:44
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 196 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 294 38% 289 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.9% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 45.2 29% 35.7 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 31.6 25% 30 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 743GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 162 167 170 168 169 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.4% Average	Read 182 Write 179 Mixed 160 SusWrite 162 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 28.2 91% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.5 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 38.8 35% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 103 104 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 95 Mixed 55 SusWrite 103 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 67%
Samsung D3 Station 5TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free, PID 6126 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 24 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 26 Write 24.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 24.3 33% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.4 148% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.1% 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 as expected (41^st percentile)	48.3% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

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 $295	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