MSI Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '17 at 18:28
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 89 2-Core 177 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 333 44% 331 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI HD 4870 22,563 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	8.88% Terrible	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 9.69 Parallax 8.19 9% 9.76 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12.7 8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.88% Great: 12%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata S511 120GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.3.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 173353615 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 -73452530691493 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2245 (AB) Unknown 0 0 1 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 29 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 1 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 37 47 51542687781 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 173353615 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 173353615 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 173353615 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 12254 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14283 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14283 (F2) Unknown 0 0 14598	45.6% Average	Read 303 Write 128 Mixed 158 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 11.2 80% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 9.4 21% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 528GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 176898168 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4223 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4368962668 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3744 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2067 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 53 3538999 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 68 53 9127788576 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 99 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 32186 (C2) HDA temperature 32 47 -140737488355296 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -19396072306583 (F1) Unknown 100 253 82089977571958 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -28054778788039	86.7% Excellent	Read 163 Write 140 Mixed 86.2 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.18 41% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 114%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 264GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 82 82 6180 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 5950 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 5138 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2994 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 81 60 319356947 (C2) HDA temperature 73 57 453574683 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 527916 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 99 8 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	33.1% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 57.3 Mixed 64.1 45% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.27 67% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	5x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	3x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	4x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	2x

SSD
SD7SB3Q-128G-1006 128GBSandiskBench 78%, 2,148 samples	3x
256GB SSD 256GBLexarBench 111%, 12,615 samples	2x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	2x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	3x
F3-2133C9-4GXL 859B BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 24GBUnknownBench 54%, 3 samples	3x
CML4GX3M1A1600C9 04CD F3-1600C11-8GNT 04CD F3-1600C11-8GNT 20GBUnknownBench 35%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $307

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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