Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 14:01
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 211 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 445 59% 442 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 450 283 281 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 465 Mixed 445 SusWrite 373 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 40 134% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 304 232% 312 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 129%
MDT MD4000AAKS-00YGA0 400GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 24GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 52.6 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 37.4 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 170GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 65 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 70.7 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 66 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 43%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 51GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 105 106 105 103 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 100 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.7 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	344x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	119x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16