MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.4% 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	64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 20:40
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 190 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 461 48% 385 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 04B4) CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Lighting 29.1 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 36.3 24% 32.4 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 27.4 Splatting 34.4 26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 208 208 208 208 197 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 349 Write 292 Mixed 222 SusWrite 207 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 35.2 110% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 46.4 42% 62 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 119%
Lexar SFF-SSD 512GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 455GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 293 293 288 288 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 318 Write 243 Mixed 240 SusWrite 286 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 17.2 60% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 132 103% 143 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 74%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 362GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 54 52 56 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 0.7 Write 66.6 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 54 22% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 44%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 122 Write 131 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 105 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 319% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 92%
ioSafe G3v2 3TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 109 107 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 172 Write 152 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 108 143% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 69%

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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 $194Bench 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 $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