MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3) (MS-7676)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.2% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7676
MotherboardMSI Z68MA-G45 (G3) (MS-7676)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121028
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateAug 31 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 195
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 378
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 17
Parallax 20.1
19% 20 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 23.3
Splatting 16.8
17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 200 211 212 209 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 202
Mixed 29
SusWrite 208
110% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
ST310003 33AS 1TB
285GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 27 27 28 28 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 31.1
Write 24.9
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 27.4
35% 26.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68MA-G45 (G3) (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 15 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3) (MS-7676)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $265
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