MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '22 at 21:07
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 202 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 547 56% 450 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.9% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 114 Parallax 102 82% 106 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 101 81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 242 221 196 183 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 467 Write 380 Mixed 282 SusWrite 214 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 34.3 120% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 274 221% 314 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 133GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 128 129 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 65.5 Write 87.9 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 129 56% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 189GB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 71 70 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 63.2 Write 74.1 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 70.3 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 66%
Toshiba HDWN180 8TB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 6.5TB free Firmware: GX2M SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 190 196 201 201 200 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 199 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 190 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 261% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 131%
Amd-raid ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB 400 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 8.5TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 208 227 230 230 230 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 204 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 215 132% 182 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.9 710% 6.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 146%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 65%

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	24x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	19x
Core i7-2600Intel $185Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	5x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	5x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $30Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 50%, 118 samples	5x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 60%, 5,448 samples	2x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16