MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 06:38
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 70.6 2-Core 141 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 232 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 0784) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47% Average	Lighting 56.4 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 67.5 46% 58.5 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 49.8 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 107GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 133 145 135 138 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 357 Write 345 Mixed 305 SusWrite 130 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 36.9 129% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 54.6 46% 65.1 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 323 392 368 367 375 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 349 Write 343 Mixed 306 SusWrite 332 247% 333 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 36.1 6,485% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.4 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 55.7 549% 64.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 747GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 133 145 135 138 134 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 96 Mixed 77 SusWrite 130 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.6 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	9.47% Terrible	Read 16 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.4 7% 6.85 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.1 146% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.47% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-198.A00LF 9905403-198.A00LF 9905403-198.A00LF 9905403-198.A00LF 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 11.5 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 59%

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Typical Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	12x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	7x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	2x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	2x

RAM
CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 49%, 430 samples	3x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 11,344 samples	2x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	2x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $473

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16