MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7672
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 04:33
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 191 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 534 54% 438 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 2111) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 894GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 388 387 381 382 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 438 Mixed 412 SusWrite 383 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 38.4 139% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 389 388 381 382 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 437 Mixed 403 SusWrite 383 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 38.7 141% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 176 154% 223 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 133%
Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 14GB free Firmware: 320A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 54 58 56 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 161 Write 80.5 Mixed 101 SusWrite 54.3 22% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 22.5 92% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 74 DQ Write 73.3 DQ Mixed 66.1 52% 71.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 51%
Patriot Memory 32GB 1,286 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 28GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 29 28 28 27 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 24.5 Mixed 15.1 SusWrite 27.7 32% 25 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GSR 04CD F3-17000CL9-4GBSR 04CD F3-2400C11-4GSR 04CD F3-17000CL9-4GBSR 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%

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Typical Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672) Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) (MS-7672)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	27x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	10x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	4x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	3x
Ultimate SU800 512GBAdata $65Bench 104%, 31,280 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 57%, 4,489 samples	4x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	4x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 52%, 8,627 samples	3x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $512

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