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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '16 at 09:32
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 99.2 2-Core 198 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 365 50% 372 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84AC) 2GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.90 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.3 18% 19.9 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 17.2 17% 21.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 293GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 171 4391 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3239 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5932 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1413 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 191 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3047 (C2) HDA temperature 115 87 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 87.6 Mixed 82 69% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.32 93% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 76%
WD WD25EURS-63R8UY0 2.5TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 251GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 151 143 9450 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3266 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4859 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1271 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3220 (C2) HDA temperature 120 98 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	33.7% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 48 Mixed 43.1 40% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 0.29 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 68%
systemRaid 320GB 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.7% Below average	Read 41.4 Write 68.8 Mixed 60.4 43% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 029E CMX16GX3M4A1600C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 029E CMX16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 41%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

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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 $84Bench 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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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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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