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Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.6% 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 Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 438
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 84.9%
 Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Asus(1043 03B4) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 14.9
14% 15.5 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11.7
Splatting 17.5
12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑
This bench: 13.6%
 Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 360 357 347 347 340 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 368
Write 378
Mixed 228
SusWrite 351
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 32.9
124% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 33.8
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 42.1
41% 62.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑
This bench: 77.3%
 Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
384GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 107 107 112 113 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 118
Write 115
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 110
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑
This bench: 65.5%
 Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 53.4%
 Great: 62%
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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 Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples63x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples41x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples16x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples21x
HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 8,807 samples11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples10x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples5x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples10x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $599
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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