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

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.4% 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	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1176 x 664 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 18:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 177 76% 125 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 521 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 55.6 46% 58.6 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 51.1 47% 58.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 294 307 292 280 317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 348 Write 294 Mixed 248 SusWrite 295 67% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 29.8 110% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 38.6 36% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 129%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 238GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 62 54 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 82.5 Write 77.3 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 60.7 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 21.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 115%

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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 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 $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16