MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.5% 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 Drive36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7676
MotherboardMSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '17 at 06:55
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 189
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 472
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
MSI(1462 2461) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Lighting 27.7
Reflection 24
Parallax 26.8
23% 26.2 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 24.7
Splatting 31.3
22% 26.5 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 158
Write 92.4
Mixed 108
26% 120 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 11.1
77% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 21.5
DQ Write 87.4
DQ Mixed 11.2
21% 40 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $385
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