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Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.1% 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 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '22 at 21:41
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 179 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 316 45% 333 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% ASRock(1849 0112) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.58% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 1.4 2% 1.7 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 2.4 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.58% Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 58 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 62.1 47% 63.4 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 54.6 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 36 67 86 99 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 133 Write 109 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 73.6 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.9% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.2 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 59%

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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 $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $230	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350