MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.1% 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)
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7750
MotherboardMSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 20:11
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 519
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.1% Below average
Lighting 44.2
Reflection 42.8
Parallax 37.8
36% 41.6 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 34.8
30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
558GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E5 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 99.3
Write 119
Mixed 111
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 2.82
4K Mixed 0.57
136% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 9.2
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750) Builds (Compare 135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $379
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