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

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.5% 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	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 00:44
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 90.8 2-Core 181 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 356 47% 354 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250X 12,863 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E214) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 22.8 14% 18.8 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 15.3 Splatting 18.9 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC100S3120G 120GB 285 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 122 121 115 110 113 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.7% Above average	Read 270 Write 140 Mixed 182 SusWrite 118 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 33.4 116% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 32.6 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 42.9 43% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 45GB free Firmware: 19.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 69 77 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 71 Write 70.8 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 70.8 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 74%
Motorola XT912 9GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 4365 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 6.7 6.4 6.3 3.9 1.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 18.5 Write 7.3 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 5.3 15% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-151.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-151.A00LF 12GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 64%

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	63x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	41x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 8,807 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	10x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	5x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16