| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Boot Drive | 41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
| 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. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7681 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds) |
| Memory | 4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20130111 |
| Uptime | 0.1 Days |
| Run Date | Dec 29 '20 at 05:34 |
| Run Duration | 143 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 12% |
PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg)
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74.4%
Very good
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79% 137 Pts
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45% 344 Pts
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25% 407 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Adata SU635 240GB-$20
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N181017a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 23 18 17 27 MB/s
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41.2%
Average
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24% 116 MB/s
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80% 22.8 MB/s
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16% 22.2 MB/s
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WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
310GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 150 149 149 149 MB/s
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84.8%
Excellent
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96% 131 MB/s
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211% 1.63 MB/s
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Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 135 136 136 135 MB/s
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78.5%
Very good
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84% 115 MB/s
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153% 0.97 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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56.5%
Above average
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55% 19.4 GB/s
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49% 17.2 GB/s
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62% 64 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)
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| Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples | 63x |
| Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples | 41x |
| Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples | 16x |
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| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 21x |
| HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 8,807 samples | 11x |
| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 10x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 59% - Above average | Total price: $599 |