MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.1% 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	96.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 535 58% 463 Pts	64-Core 538 33% 538 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 62.3 57% 67 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 54.2 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 426 422 419 419 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 424 Mixed 406 SusWrite 404 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 27.8 135% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 47.9 102% 205 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 8GB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 16.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%

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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 Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	4x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	2x

SSD
SSD320 256GBTranscend $419Bench 75%, 137 samples	2x
Force GS 180GBCorsair $134Bench 73%, 623 samples	2x
320 Series 120GBIntel $89Bench 40%, 9,651 samples	1x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	3x
CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 12GBCorsairBench 45%, 3 samples	2x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 16GBCorsairBench 52%, 15 samples	2x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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