Asrock Z68 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.1% 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	50.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110713
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '19 at 14:14
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 95 1-Core 104 2-Core 187 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 382 43% 340 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 99.9 Reflection 114 Parallax 97.2 81% 104 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 100 80% 98 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 84 77 83 76 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.7% Above average	Read 269 Write 127 Mixed 173 SusWrite 81 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 26.7 96% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 92.8 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 110 87% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 75%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 31GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 59 61 62 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 184 Write 67.5 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 60.4 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 27 99% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 81.4 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 71.6 54% 72 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 51%
Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 1TB 2,729 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 48GB free Firmware: JC4OA3HB SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 70 69 70 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 77 Write 75.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 70.3 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 64%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 699GB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 67 59 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 78.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 61.6 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 888GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 202 201 201 202 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 197 Mixed 101 SusWrite 199 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. M378B5273DH0-CH9 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 19 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 59%

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Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	172x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	65x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	19x
Team--Elite-1333 2x4GBTeamBench 46%, 1,562 samples	12x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	10x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $541

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