MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.75% 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	38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120111
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '17 at 17:43
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 112 54% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 253 25% 205 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Sapphire(174B E176) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 7.73 Parallax 9.31 7% 8.58 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 8.23 Splatting 7.96 6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: PPG4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12509 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1217 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 385 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 78747 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 89 89 0	38.1% Below average	Read 193 Write 180 Mixed 176 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 11.1 61% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 45.7 DQ Mixed 11.1 15% 25.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 60%
WD WD7500AYYS-01RCA0 750GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 555GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 184 184 7758 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1616 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 30820 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1496 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 322 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1931 (C2) HDA temperature 105 98 47 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.1% Average	Read 86.7 Write 84.2 Mixed 81.5 63% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.27 97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 52%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 376GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4 (03) Spinup time 253 253 9016 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5189 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 29071 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1271 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 116 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5072 (C2) HDA temperature 120 90 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.1% Good	Read 117 Write 103 Mixed 34.6 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.42 136% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 22GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	8.1% Terrible	Read 33.2 Write 5.94 Mixed 7.83 15% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.29 4K Write 0.24 4K Mixed 0.31 38% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.1% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 59%

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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%

Battleship

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 $197Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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) $34	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