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

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	79.3% 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	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '22 at 02:07
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 41.7 2-Core 82.8 46% 68.4 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 212 22% 180 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 107 Parallax 98.4 80% 101 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 97.5 79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY 500GB SATA SSD 500GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1125A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 237 322 333 334 325 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 360 Write 316 Mixed 301 SusWrite 284 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 15.1 84% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 17.9 25% 44.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 216GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 249 342 355 314 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 346 Write 335 Mixed 281 SusWrite 285 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 36.5 104% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 55.3 45% 61.8 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $137Bench 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 $52Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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