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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 960 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 13:35
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 197 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 545 56% 453 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 2111) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5069 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 117 63 64 60 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 332 Write 122 Mixed 186 SusWrite 84.9 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 25 88% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 164 123% 167 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 115%
Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 14GB free Firmware: 320A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 56 55 57 59 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 161 Write 77.3 Mixed 103 SusWrite 57.8 22% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 24.1 82% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 78.8 DQ Mixed 86 69% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 51%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 407GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1815 1088 844 844 842 842 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,295 Write 2,097 Mixed 1716 SusWrite 1,046 401% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 74.2 237% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 462 348% 465 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 340%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 376GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 50 46 53 42 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 23.5 Write 42.7 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 46.9 25% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 66GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 71 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 66.2 Write 63.8 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 70.3 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GSR 04CD F3-17000CL9-4GBSR 04CD F3-2400C11-4GSR 04CD F3-17000CL9-4GBSR 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 56%

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

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Typical Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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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 $82Bench 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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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $516

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) $30	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