MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.8% 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 Drive20.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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-7672
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130109
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '23 at 18:31
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 96.1
1-Core 77.9
2-Core 214
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 363
45% 346 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
MSI(1462 3104) 1GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Lighting 17.9
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 17.5
15% 17.4 fps
MRender 23.1
Gravity 18.9
Splatting 15.6
15% 19.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD Smartbuy 120GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM21.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 12 35 12 39 12 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
20.8% Poor
Read 146
Write 92.6
Mixed 77.1
SusWrite 28.9
19% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 8.4
42% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 10.9
DQ Write 17.9
DQ Mixed 10.2
9% 13 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 91%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010)
28GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 79 94 90 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 84.6
Write 88.1
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 85.1
64% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 85%
WDC WD1600BEVT-2 160GB
60GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 49 49 49 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Read 54.4
Write 58.4
Mixed 42.7
SusWrite 48.4
69% 51 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69.6% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $512
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