MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.1% 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	37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110908
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 15:25
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 184 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 353 48% 358 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2382) 1GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 19 17% 21.7 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 22.8 20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 110 117 97 60 61 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.2% Below average	Read 202 Write 160 Mixed 159 SusWrite 89.8 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 17.9 74% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.8 DQ Write 34.2 DQ Mixed 22.1 18% 25.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 854GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 102 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 71.6 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 102 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 465GB free Firmware: CC33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 116 117 97 60 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 91.1 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

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Typical Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	12x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	7x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	2x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	2x

RAM
CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 49%, 430 samples	3x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 11,344 samples	2x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	2x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $473

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 $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 $45	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