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

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.9% 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	52.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

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	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120611
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '18 at 08:20
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$189 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 96.5 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 162 73% 119 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 475 49% 395 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 42.5 30% 37.5 fps	MRender 46.4 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 34.2 33% 41 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 23601 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4294 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 84 84 483 (AE) Unknown 100 100 836 (B5) Unknown 100 100 21754125225184 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 72 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 447 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 84 84 16 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	52.3% Above average	Read 493 Write 104 Mixed 146 53% 248 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 5.86 78% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 78.6 DQ Mixed 6.5 31% 70.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 65%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$49 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 34GB free Firmware: 4.ADA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 843 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 183628752 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10194 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 802 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 58 605552674 (C2) HDA temperature 34 42 68719476770 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 74 68 172826756 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	35.4% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 60.8 Mixed 29.6 38% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.29 74% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 56.4 Write 64.2 Mixed 42.7 70% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.19 54% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991995 (996995) 991995 (996995) 8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 18.7 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 15.2 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 55%

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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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Total price: $594

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16