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

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.5% 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	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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 färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120416
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 20:59
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 103 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 398 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841E) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 29.7 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 40.7 24% 33.1 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 29.3 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 213 211 215 211 214 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 455 Write 345 Mixed 237 SusWrite 216 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 24.4 109% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 225 194% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 111%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 95GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 149 158 152 144 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 358 Write 220 Mixed 230 SusWrite 151 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 31.4 102% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 140 126% 191 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 83%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 131GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 96 97 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 98.4 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 68%
Samsung SP2014N 200GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 177GB free Firmware: VC100-33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 51 52 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 51.3 Write 51.7 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 51.4 35% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 32%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 125 129 122 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 114 Write 100 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 129 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

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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%

Battleship

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 $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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16