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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.9% 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	134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 10:00
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 653 72% 567 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 89.6 57% 73.2 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 77.1 57% 68 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 475 476 487 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 447 Mixed 408 SusWrite 476 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.6 220% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 368 277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 142GB free Firmware: ST6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 64 67 68 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43% Average	Read 83.9 Write 83.3 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 65.8 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 61%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 490GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 180 184 184 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 88.1 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 183 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 18.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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