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

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 23:51
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 175 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 415 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 145 Parallax 135 110% 138 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 121 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 363 359 375 380 339 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 307 Write 381 Mixed 296 SusWrite 364 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 34.3 112% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 73.8 DQ Mixed 47.4 38% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 134%
Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 2TB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 698GB free Firmware: CC51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 55 49 53 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 31 Write 55.2 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 52.8 32% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.1 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 56%

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

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

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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 $80Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16