Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Professional Gen3  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '17 at 11:57
Run Duration339 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 187
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 469
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.9% Above average
Lighting 63.4
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 59.8
52% 63.5 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 53.2
49% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 351
Write 191
Mixed 163
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 9.68
64% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 28.8
DQ Write 53.6
DQ Mixed 10.8
17% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 92%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
271GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 63.1
Write 50.9
Mixed 47.8
40% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.19
74% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 67%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
4GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
3.95% Terrible
Read 17.4
Write 4.11
Mixed 4.67
8% 8.71 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.003
8% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.95%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-198.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Professional Gen3 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Professional Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $610
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