MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.4% 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	98.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 00:16
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 418 54% 409 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.1% 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 2111) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.03% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 1.8 2% 2.27 fps	MRender 3.2 Gravity 1.5 Splatting 3.1 2% 2.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.03% Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Gigabyte(1458 3515) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 20.4 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 0.3 17% 13.3 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 19.8 19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 340 361 413 401 356 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 416 Mixed 310 SusWrite 378 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 36.5 132% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 230 206% 312 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 611GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 384 475 466 453 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 474 Mixed 399 SusWrite 453 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 50.4 173% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 197 190% 301 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 223GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 98 101 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 83.7 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 99.5 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 1,415 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 8.3 6.9 8.6 8 8.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	6.95% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 2.7 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 7.8 13% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.95% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-011.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 9905471-011.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.7 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

CPU
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

GPU
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

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	10x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	5x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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