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

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.4% 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	59.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '22 at 02:29
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 0.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 91.8 1-Core 35.7 2-Core 69.9 47% 65.8 Pts	4-Core 78.3 8-Core 88.2 11% 83.2 Pts	64-Core 86.6 5% 86.6 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.4% 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 (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 99.4 Reflection 107 Parallax 98.2 81% 102 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 97.8 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.4% 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: 165 226 324 331 343 344 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 359 Write 311 Mixed 302 SusWrite 289 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 16.1 86% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 93.7 DQ Mixed 19.2 27% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$45 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 216GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 244 342 354 310 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 353 Write 338 Mixed 308 SusWrite 288 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 41.8 133% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 42.3 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 51.8 44% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.4% 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 as expected (55^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 14.3 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.5% 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 $193Bench 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 $45Bench 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369