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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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 06:53
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 94.2 2-Core 183 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 349 47% 350 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$39 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 47GB free Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 58 62 62 69 72 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	6.94% Terrible	Read 40.4 Write 31.6 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 68.8 10% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 4% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 53%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$39 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 54 62 56 68 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 67.7 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$42 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 416GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 84 83 81 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 76.8 Write 77.2 Mixed 51 SusWrite 80.8 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBNT F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 52%

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Typical Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Builds (Compare 800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	352x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	122x
Core i7-3770KIntel $150Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	52x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	58x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	57x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	50x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 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 i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $226	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350