MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.1% 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	29.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110624
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 21:24
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 179 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 268 36% 269 Pts	64-Core 266 16% 266 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 44.5 34% 43.8 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB 6,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT04L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 27 23 26 32 35 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.1% Poor	Read 214 Write 55.9 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 29.4 19% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 21.2 4K Mixed 17.7 54% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 49.4 DQ Mixed 20.1 20% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 80%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 85GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 56 57 55 51 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 61.2 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 52.9 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1867, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.3% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	AOC2260 2260W

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Typical Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	12x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2x
Core i7-2600Intel $200Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $36Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	5x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $68Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	4x
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	2x

RAM
9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GBKingstonBench 46%, 30 samples	2x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	2x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	1x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16