MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	23.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 02:41
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 619 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.3% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 113 Parallax 97.9 82% 104 fps	MRender 99.4 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 95.7 79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1120A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 128 11 14 52 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 361 Write 155 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 37.7 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.2 24% 7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 97%
Toshiba THNSNC512GBSJ 512GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 213GB free Firmware: CJGA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 181 181 178 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 214 Write 168 Mixed 122 SusWrite 181 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 25.4 83% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 16.3 21% 36 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 49%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 487GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 143 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 142 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 98%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 31.2 Write 25 Mixed 25 SusWrite 26.6 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1 224% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4H1 CL9-9-9 DDR3-1333 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 CL9-9-9 DDR3-1333 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 52%

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Typical Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	4x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	2x

SSD
SSD320 256GBTranscend $419Bench 75%, 137 samples	2x
Force GS 180GBCorsair $134Bench 73%, 623 samples	2x
320 Series 120GBIntel $89Bench 40%, 9,651 samples	1x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	3x
CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 VS2GB1333D3 12GBCorsairBench 45%, 3 samples	2x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 16GBCorsairBench 52%, 15 samples	2x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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