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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.8% 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 552 53% 437 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% EVGA(3842 1567) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1053 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 25.4 Parallax 19.5 18% 22.2 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 22.3 Splatting 0.09 12% 17.1 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 73 73 102 118 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 135 Write 133 Mixed 120 SusWrite 97.2 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 373GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 80 85 88 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 90.5 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 84.3 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 108%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB 3,337 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 90GB free Firmware: 04.04V05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 109 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	65% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 110 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 28GB free, PID 00b2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 36 31 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 18.7 Mixed 16 SusWrite 34.2 34% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.7 235% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 34%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Read 29 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.7 8% 9.43 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 59%

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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