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

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 10:05
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 582 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 88.3 57% 73.4 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 79.7 56% 67 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 55%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 256GB 2,092 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT25D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 239 252 242 229 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 490 Write 254 Mixed 181 SusWrite 227 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 27.6 108% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 75 111% 214 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 79%

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

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

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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