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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 05 '18 at 22:13
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 461
63% 467 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 73.9
Parallax 65.6
63% 72.2 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 70
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
348GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 92.8
Write 96.1
Mixed 80.3
67% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.42
112% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 118
Write 110
Mixed 111
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.36
93% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 112%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
80GB free
Firmware: 1AA01117 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 74.3
Write 79.7
Mixed 81.2
59% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.43
119% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-400.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.3
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $519
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