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

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '21 at 10:10
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 (94^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 213 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 389 52% 390 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Lighting 60.1 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 80.8 49% 66.8 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 43.1 44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB 8,401 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0510A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 60 162 40 94 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 163 Write 3 Mixed 301 SusWrite 111 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 19 92% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 21.6 31% 53.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 96%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 66GB free Firmware: UF510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 114 116 92 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 407 Write 326 Mixed 199 SusWrite 150 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 10.9 52% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.1 DQ Write 28.3 DQ Mixed 17.1 15% 21.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 55%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 589GB free Firmware: AX0P3D SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 92.4 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 102 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%
Storejet Transcend 750GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 698GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 17.9 Mixed 18 SusWrite 18.2 15% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 58%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 6.8 6.3 7.2 7.9 6.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 16.4 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 7.2 23% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.6 188% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ST51264BA1339.16FM Kingston 9905471-014.A00LF 859B ST51264BA1339.16FM Kingston 9905471-014.A00LF 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%

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

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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 $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $570

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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