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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 07:43
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 577 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 558 35% 558 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 78 51% 70.2 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 58.6 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 321 Write 174 Mixed 210 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 25.1 95% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 58.1 DQ Write 60.1 DQ Mixed 185 104% 101 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 564GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 169 Write 129 Mixed 85 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 447GB free Firmware: CC35 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 79.2 Write 78.8 Mixed 60.3 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 32GB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 24GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 31.9 Write 7.7 Mixed 22.8 23% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 12GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

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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 $76Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16