MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120314
Uptime44.6 Days
Run DateNov 22 '18 at 09:13
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 439
59% 439 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 118
Parallax 109
86% 111 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 103
82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 199 207 207 207 208 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63.8% Good
Read 249
Write 212
Mixed 153
SusWrite 205
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 31.3
125% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 33.9
37% 59.1 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 104%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40
32GB free
Firmware: ES2OA90C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 39 41 41 41 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Read 55.8
Write 55.5
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 40.8
34% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 46%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
195GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 99 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 132
Write 56.5
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 101
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 161 162 163 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 127
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 160
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
WD 20EARX External 2TB
47GB free, PID 1003
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 37.5
Write 35.2
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 35.6
46% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR2 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 20
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $547
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