MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	2.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110714
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 00:12
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 194 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 469 53% 417 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 7676) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.22% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 3.77 Parallax 1.62 2% 2.61 fps	MRender 3.62 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.48 3% 3.14 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.22% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 390 387 373 376 363 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 356 Write 337 Mixed 295 SusWrite 376 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 48.1 145% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 42.8 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 63.7 51% 69.7 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 600GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 108 104 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 106 Write 109 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 109 70% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 27.3 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 30.1 40% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 59%

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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 $187Bench 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 $79Bench 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: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16