Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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	69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110708
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 11:41
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 238 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 456 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.6% Good	Lighting 84.5 Reflection 101 Parallax 90.1 69% 91.9 fps	MRender 83.7 Gravity 86.3 Splatting 89.3 71% 86.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS500G32TND-3110A 500GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30060P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 311 174 127 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 286 Write 296 Mixed 266 SusWrite 169 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 33.8 79% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 313 241% 326 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 101%
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 257GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 224 230 237 227 228 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.9% Good	Read 240 Write 233 Mixed 216 SusWrite 224 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 28.6 99% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 186 144% 196 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 107%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 55GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 178 179 181 181 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 419 Write 185 Mixed 237 SusWrite 174 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 29.3 104% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 174 137% 193 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 88%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$50 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 46GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 113 112 112 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	67% Good	Read 122 Write 104 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 111 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1GX64B160K NYA CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1GX64B160K NYA 24GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.9% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 67: 8R 9G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
67%	22%	79	312	234	60	27"	2560 1440	DELD065 DELL U2715H

History: Score 44: 5R 4G 7B | Score 66: 8R 8G 2B | Score 67: 8R 9G 0B

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Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	115x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	98x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	28x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 55%, 24 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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