MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.2% 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 Drive33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130111
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 11:33
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 512
56% 441 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 120
Parallax 109
95% 115 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 105
Splatting 101
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 480GB-$89
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R083
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 10 357 6.8 9.7 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 464
Write 399
Mixed 16.3
SusWrite 80.1
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.4
36% 9.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33%
Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
834GB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 114 116 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 115
71% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.5% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 73%

 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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