Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '17 at 16:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 94.2
2-Core 185
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 356
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)
ASRock(1849 0112) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.9% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 3.23
Parallax 1.41
2% 2.23 fps
MRender 3.14
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.83
2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.9%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 204
Write 192
Mixed 189
44% 195 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 10.6
52% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 23.3
DQ Write 18.8
DQ Mixed 11.1
11% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 65%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
344GB free
Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 89.6
Write 98.1
Mixed 27.4
52% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.42
99% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-2GBRL F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.1% Below average
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 775 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $463
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