MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '24 at 13:15
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 178 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 332 42% 322 Pts	64-Core 332 20% 332 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% PowerColor(148C 2413) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Lighting 88.5 Reflection 136 Parallax 170 72% 132 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 158 122% 149 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7.2 Write 83.6 Mixed 17.5 8% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 0.7 33% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 7.2 DQ Write 63.7 DQ Mixed 20 20% 30.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 44%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 41GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 120 125 124 129 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 234 Write 129 Mixed 142 SusWrite 126 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 19.8 68% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 64.1 58% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	75	27"	1280 720	SAM7315 S27C36x

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Typical Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	25x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	18x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	7x

SSD
M.2 PCIe SSD 512GBSpccBench 203%, 29,096 samples	6x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x
M4 128GBCrucial $116Bench 60%, 34,516 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	11x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	6x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	3x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $519

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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