MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.4% 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)
Boot Drive	78.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '20 at 15:06
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 468 52% 407 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.4% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 75.1 60% 75.8 fps	MRender 75.9 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 61.7 56% 69 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 95 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 443 Write 434 Mixed 351 SusWrite 92.7 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 49.8 164% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 45.2 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 61.6 52% 73.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 124%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 88 88 88 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 450 Write 427 Mixed 331 SusWrite 84.4 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 37.5 134% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 43.1 40% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 97%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 88 87 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 87.7 Write 87.2 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 84.8 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 95 95 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 56.5 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 93.2 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	24x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	18x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	7x

SSD
M.2 PCIe SSD 512GBSpccBench 203%, 29,096 samples	6x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x
M4 128GBCrucial $116Bench 60%, 34,516 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	11x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	6x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	3x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $519

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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