MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120116
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 13:24
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 604 65% 519 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2571) 1.2GB CLim: 770 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 26.2 Reflection 39.8 Parallax 29.4 21% 31.8 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 26.7 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 408 316 320 267 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 458 Mixed 328 SusWrite 323 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 43.5 157% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 149 164% 279 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 191GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 85 93 91 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 86.9 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 91.5 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 548GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 61.1 Write 38.2 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 62 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600LL Series 1600LL Series 8GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

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Typical Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 77%

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Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	4x
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	2x

SSD
SSD320 256GBTranscend $419Bench 75%, 137 samples	2x
Force GS 180GBCorsair $134Bench 73%, 623 samples	2x
320 Series 120GBIntel $89Bench 40%, 9,651 samples	1x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	3x
CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 12GBCorsairBench 45%, 3 samples	2x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 16GBCorsairBench 52%, 15 samples	2x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16