MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45% 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	30.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 13:19
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 185 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 470 48% 387 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2980) 3GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45% Average	Lighting 53.3 Reflection 45 Parallax 57.7 43% 52 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 47.7 48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 127 13 99 52 13 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.7% Below average	Read 178 Write 145 Mixed 138 SusWrite 52.7 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 12.9 64% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 38.4 DQ Mixed 29.1 22% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 92%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 104 107 113 108 107 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50% Average	Read 226 Write 206 Mixed 179 SusWrite 119 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 26.4 103% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 33.9 30% 44.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 91 91 93 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 78.9 Mixed 49 SusWrite 88.8 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.5 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 17.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 9.4 17% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 50%

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	63x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	41x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 8,807 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	10x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	5x

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Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16