Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics2.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 09:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 127
2-Core 239
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 646
70% 557 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0122) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.27% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 3.77
Parallax 1.66
2% 2.63 fps
MRender 3.76
Gravity 1.37
Splatting 4.61
3% 3.25 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.27%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 108 16 2.8 17 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 337
Write 314
Mixed 172
SusWrite 54.8
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 18.9
4K Mixed 19
62% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 25.5
DQ Mixed 20.9
16% 21.8 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 55%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SBK2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 111 16 3.1 17 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 116
Write 120
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 56
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1333EL Series 1333EL Series 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Builds (Compare 392 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $526
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