MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.9% 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 Drive	26.1% 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 (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 19:01
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	61%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 131 57% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 274 31% 245 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 80.7 Parallax 50.9 46% 62.7 fps	MRender 58.2 Gravity 56.4 Splatting 53.2 46% 55.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1 128GB 2,606 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 119GB free Firmware: EMT05L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 152 153 150 151 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	32.9% Below average	Read 136 Write 151 Mixed 124 SusWrite 150 32% 140 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 15.2 53% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 53.4 DQ Mixed 28.4 25% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 88%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3B00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 59 43 81 65 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.1% Poor	Read 196 Write 113 Mixed 129 SusWrite 78.6 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 22.5 4K Mixed 8.9 40% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 43.7 DQ Mixed 18.9 18% 27.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 848GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 165 169 156 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 152 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 158 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
M08GD16P1600C10 2x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 11.1 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	63x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	41x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 8,807 samples	11x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	10x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	5x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16