MSI Z68A-G45 (G3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (22%). 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-7750
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-G45 (G3) (MS-7750) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120111
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 22:30
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 (58^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 87.8 2-Core 172 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 282 39% 290 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 7750) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.82% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 1.34 2% 2.1 fps	MRender 2.86 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 3.7 2% 2.55 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.82% Great: 2%
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 03B0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 19.8 19% 19.4 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 15.7 Splatting 20.3 14% 16.4 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 108GB free Firmware: PPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 176 172 176 174 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.2% Below average	Read 184 Write 164 Mixed 149 SusWrite 172 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 17.7 64% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 20.1 DQ Write 47.1 DQ Mixed 23.5 21% 30.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 60%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 112GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 100 99 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 198 Write 127 Mixed 122 SusWrite 99 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 18.3 64% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 47.6 DQ Mixed 22.3 20% 30.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 48%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 121 118 120 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 263 Write 313 Mixed 268 SusWrite 120 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 34.2 109% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 38.1 34% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 101 99 100 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 181 Write 122 Mixed 78 SusWrite 99.8 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 191 191 186 192 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 122 119 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 190 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 121 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 433% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 13 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 59%

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Typical Z68A-G45 (G3) (MS-7750) Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G45 (G3) (MS-7750)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	25x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	6x
GTX 650-TiNvidia $152Bench 14%, 36,698 samples	5x

SSD
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	3x

RAM
F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 8GBUnknownBench 39%, 293 samples	6x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	5x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	2x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $516

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16