MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7750
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '20 at 06:19
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 88.9 2-Core 173 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 341 46% 340 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 7750) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 1 1% 1.17 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2 1% 1.57 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP M700 120GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1017A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 415 427 420 417 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 407 Mixed 371 SusWrite 418 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 29.1 133% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 45.7 104% 211 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 98%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 26.4 Write 12.6 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 4.4 16% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 174% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAB F3-1600C9-4GAB 8GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 55%

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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-G43 (G3) (MS-7750) Builds (Compare 135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	41x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	16x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
PLUS 120GBSandiskBench 43%, 16,974 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x

RAM
9905471-074.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 55%, 75 samples	6x
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	4x
KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8502 PSD34G13332 8GBKingstonBench 51%, 13 samples	4x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16