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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55% 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)
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 02:51
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 201 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 510 58% 453 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 66.8 57% 68.7 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 57.7 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,422 Write 5,032 Mixed 5232 1,168% 5,229 MB/s	4K Read 328 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 232 904% 256 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 559 DQ Mixed 638 489% 669 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 293GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 106 Write 83.5 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 73.7 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 97 94 94 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 180 Write 102 Mixed 61 SusWrite 94.7 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 660GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 170 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 144 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 169 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.8 468% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%

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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