MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) (MS-7672)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.7% 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)
Boot Drive	97.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 23:20
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 195 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 496 52% 416 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Lighting 56.7 Reflection 65 Parallax 73.2 46% 65 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 53.7 48% 58.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 286 265 281 257 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 468 Mixed 387 SusWrite 279 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 42.5 154% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 366 263% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 124%
Gloway S TK720GS3-S7 719GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 266GB free Firmware: R042 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 157 155 145 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 340 Write 136 Mixed 183 SusWrite 132 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 17 72% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 24.9 44% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 64%
Londisk 960GB 960GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 275GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 242 244 244 241 240 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	71.6% Very good	Read 244 Write 231 Mixed 235 SusWrite 241 54% 238 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 34.3 123% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 102 104% 169 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 124%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 136 137 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 90.2 Write 78.3 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 134 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 100%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 321GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 91 95 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 66 Mixed 77 SusWrite 91.8 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 89D0 KHX1866C10D3/8G 89D0 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns

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Typical Z68A-GD80 (B3) (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	8x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	3x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	2x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $107Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	3x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	3x
BX500 120GBCrucial $15Bench 55%, 37,154 samples	2x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	2x
1600LL Series 2x4GBUnknownBench 50%, 610 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 59%, 3,839 samples	2x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $624

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 $179	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