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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.81% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 521
55% 439 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Asus(1043 8233) 768MB
Ram: 768MB, Driver: 341.44
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
5.81% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 8.31
Parallax 3.28
6% 6.43 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 6.03
Splatting 5.74
5% 6.02 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.81%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 108 136 159 155 111 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53% Above average
Read 202
Write 172
Mixed 187
SusWrite 137
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 31.3
108% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 30.4
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 40.6
38% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53%
Great: 84%
WD WD740GD-00FLA2 74GB
69GB free
Firmware: 27.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 63
Write 71.3
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 68.3
44% 60.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 21.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $599
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