MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.2% 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 Drive38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20110531
Uptime23.8 Days
Run DateAug 17 '22 at 12:33
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 48%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 374
49% 367 Pts
64-Core 363
22% 363 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Lighting 72.1
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 67.3
59% 72 fps
MRender 67.7
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 69.4
57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 90 95 96 93 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 132
Write 111
Mixed 102
SusWrite 94
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 21.3
79% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 23.1
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 26.7
30% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38%
Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 99 100 99 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 82.2
Write 98.1
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 98.6
63% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378B1G73EB0-CK0 M378B1G73EB0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 10
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 52%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $549
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