MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.75% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120110
Uptime	20.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '17 at 20:50
Run Duration	607 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 70.5 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 175 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 325 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 2360) 1GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.75% Terrible	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.5 8% 10.2 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 10.6 Splatting 11.3 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.75% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 778 Write 180 Mixed 274 89% 411 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 20.4 120% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 46.4 54% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 117%
Marvell Raid VD 1TB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 894GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	127% Outstanding	Read 260 Write 177 Mixed 200 160% 212 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 4.63 4K Mixed 0.79 851% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 172%
Wd5003abyx-23 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB 383 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 376GB free Firmware: WC36 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 150 141 3483 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2126 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2425 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 712 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2100 (C2) HDA temperature 98 89 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.7% Good	Read 111 Write 125 Mixed 120 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.43 126% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 78%
ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 931GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62% Good	Read 190 Write 133 Mixed 137 186% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.31 73% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%
WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B1 1TB 452GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	Read 116 Write 113 Mixed 81.4 130% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.34 101% 1.17 MB/s

MB1000GD UNU 1TB 350GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.5% Poor	Read 104 Write 38.1 Mixed 44.6 67% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 0.61 4K Mixed 0.33 35% 0.57 MB/s

iXpand Flash Drive 128GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 69GB free, PID cffa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	6.46% Terrible	Read 32.9 Write 2.47 Mixed 1.14 9% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.62 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 18% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 6.46% Great: 34%
WDC WD10 03FBYZ-010FB0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 39GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.7% Average	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 75.1 123% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.36 90% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 47%
WDC WD10 03FBYZ-010FB0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 26GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.2% Average	Read 96.3 Write 111 Mixed 74.3 121% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.26 87% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Dark-1600 Kingston 9965525-006.A00LF Dark-1600 Kingston 9965525-006.A00LF 12GB 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.2% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 9 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns

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Typical Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	12x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2x
Core i7-2600Intel $84Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	5x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $72Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	4x
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	2x

RAM
9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GBKingstonBench 46%, 30 samples	2x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	2x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	1x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350