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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	53.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '15 at 19:38
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 71.8 2-Core 178 55% 125 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 500 51% 410 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 56% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI HD 4890 127 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E115) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 17 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 12.5 14% 14.7 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 20.6 13% 14.9 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -129733781244661 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 957 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 956 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 143123 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 143123 (F2) Unknown 100 100 100356 (F9) Unknown 100 100 4619	53.1% Above average	Read 325 Write 118 Mixed 164 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 12.7 103% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 36.7 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 14.2 30% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 80%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 187GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 359 (03) Spinup time 180 180 5958 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3841 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11589 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3536 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 969 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3843 (C2) HDA temperature 115 97 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	36.3% Below average	Read 59.1 Write 67.2 Mixed 32.5 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.26 80% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 68GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 154 153 3258 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2198 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3738 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1505 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 64 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2198 (C2) HDA temperature 113 93 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 161 60 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.9% Average	Read 56.4 Write 99.6 Mixed 61.9 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.42 114% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 58%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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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 $90Bench 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 $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 $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

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

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)