MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.6% 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 Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 22:41
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 180 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 457 47% 378 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 39.8 38% 43.5 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 146GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 208 206 207 207 206 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 204 Write 219 Mixed 196 SusWrite 208 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 27.8 97% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 36 33% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 99%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 34 42 46 47 47 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 206 Write 201 Mixed 190 SusWrite 42.3 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 33 109% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 29.5 DQ Write 86.2 DQ Mixed 42.1 37% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 92%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 41GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 37 43 47 48 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 32.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 43.4 29% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 43%
WD WD740GD-00FLA2 74GB 1,363 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 69GB free Firmware: 33.08F33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 70 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 68.2 44% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600EL Series 4x4GB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 12.1 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	9x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	7x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
Agility 3 120GBOCZ $102Bench 49%, 38,562 samples	2x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 830B M2F4G64CB88D7N-DI 029E CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 830B M2F4G64CB88D7N-DI 16GBUnknownBench 46%, 7 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	2x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	2x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $385

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