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

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.5% 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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '18 at 19:01
Run Duration	88 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 (62^nd percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 177 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 268 35% 264 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Lighting 34.5 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 40.6 28% 35.5 fps	MRender 43.1 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.9 32% 39.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1727 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1141 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 198 198 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 123 (C2) HDA temperature 71 67 141734641693 (F1) Unknown 100 100 189949	54.5% Above average	Read 421 Write 293 Mixed 284 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 8.14 62% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 69.6 DQ Mixed 7.12 17% 33.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 15.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	24x
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 $178	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