MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7750
MotherboardMSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130109
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '19 at 11:01
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 420
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 163
Parallax 177
132% 167 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 148
Splatting 111
117% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 84.2
Write 264
Mixed 247
45% 198 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 34.4
127% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 98.7
DQ Mixed 41.9
39% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 110%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
441GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 113 113 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 93.8
Write 110
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 111
63% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
127GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 113 113 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 115
Write 111
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 111
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750) Builds (Compare 135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $379
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