Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110909
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 95.1 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 178 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 330 45% 335 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(1B0A 909D) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.77% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 2.38 Parallax 2 2% 2.23 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 2.17 2% 1.88 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.77% Great: 2%
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% ASRock(1849 0112) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.83% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 3.12 Parallax 1.38 2% 2.16 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 3.78 2% 2.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.83% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 290 Write 262 Mixed 182 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 37.8 124% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 64.7 DQ Mixed 31.5 28% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 80GB free Firmware: R0126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 153 168 161 168 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.5% Above average	Read 181 Write 141 Mixed 136 SusWrite 161 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 34.8 114% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.6 DQ Write 53.3 DQ Mixed 32.7 26% 36.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 728GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 97 106 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 110 Mixed 43.1 SusWrite 101 64% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 97 106 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 152 Write 162 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 101 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 125GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 115GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 27 28 28 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 83.3 Write 30.7 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 26.6 50% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 114% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 33%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 391GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 68 72 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 90.7 Write 101 Mixed 68 SusWrite 69.2 111% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1 196% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 86%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 641GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 15 14 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 19.7 Write 14.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 15.1 21% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 21%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 8GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 13 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	8.79% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 20.5 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 12.9 25% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.1 73% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 8.79% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 29GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 83 84 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 48.8 Write 68.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 88 98% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.5 274% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991995 (996995) Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 991995 (996995) Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 40%

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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 $195Bench 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 $53Bench 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: 78% - 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 $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