MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


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 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	117% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 598 58% 479 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2795 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 163 Parallax 140 129% 154 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 151 Splatting 119 107% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q 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 61.2 Write 176 Mixed 112 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 11.9 43% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 93.6 90% 150 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 176 172 172 172 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 350 Write 165 Mixed 211 SusWrite 173 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 26.3 87% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 166 125% 169 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 399 409 409 407 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 465 Write 398 Mixed 294 SusWrite 405 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 23.7 84% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 160 129% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 28GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 63 64 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 70.2 Write 54.7 Mixed 51 SusWrite 62.7 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 249GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 82 83 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 46.2 Write 38 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 80.9 37% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GAB Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 04CD F3-1866C10-8GAB Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 32GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns

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Typical Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	27x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	10x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	4x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	3x
Ultimate SU800 512GBAdata $82Bench 104%, 31,280 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 57%, 4,489 samples	4x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	4x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 52%, 8,627 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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