MSI Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
ProcessorWith 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7750
MotherboardMSI Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120110
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 13:03
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 164
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 404
43% 344 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 140
Parallax 159
144% 158 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 135
Splatting 119
115% 144 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 127%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 363 325 34 106 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 393
Write 365
Mixed 335
SusWrite 215
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 28.9
115% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 201
155% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
203GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 131 129 127 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 155
Write 134
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 129
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
650GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 192 192 194 190 193 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 116
Write 128
Mixed 68
SusWrite 190
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBZL F3-12800CL9-4GBZL F3-12800CL9-4GBZL F3-12800CL9-4GBZL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 17
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750) Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $325
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