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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	23.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '20 at 14:50
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 204 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 508 52% 421 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 68 66 60 39 9.4 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.6% Poor	Read 202 Write 174 Mixed 120 SusWrite 50.4 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 9.5 40% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 15.8 DQ Write 6.5 DQ Mixed 10.3 8% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 55%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 61GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 59 59 59 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 70.2 Write 63.5 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 58.9 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 49%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 44GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 67 60 40 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 81.8 Write 87.5 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 51.7 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 87%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$65 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 297GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 109 Write 110 Mixed 66 SusWrite 58.9 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 04CD F3-12800CL9-2GBXL 04CD F3-12800CL9-2GBXL KHX1866C10D3/4G 12GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 18.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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