MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '18 at 11:12
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 626
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2976 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 193
Parallax 197
152% 192 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 183
Splatting 127
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
282GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 259
Write 323
Mixed 155
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 1.01
4K Write 9.75
4K Mixed 0.81
8% 3.86 MB/s
DQ Read 2.77
DQ Write 23.1
DQ Mixed 2.13
5% 9.33 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 541%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2000 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 22.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 23.1
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $599
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