MSI Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.6% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '23 at 13:25
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 183 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 252 36% 267 Pts	64-Core 255 16% 255 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 61.4 52% 64.3 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 63.3 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,974 Write 3,205 Mixed 3,308 778% 3,496 MB/s	4K Read 238 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 218 748% 220 MB/s	DQ Read 787 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 741 548% 724 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 52GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 71 68 72 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 55.1 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 70.6 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 46%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 72 72 68 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 184 Write 156 Mixed 101 SusWrite 70.6 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 137 133 137 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 153 Write 104 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 136 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.3 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML4GX3M1A1600C9 04CD F3-1600C11-8GNT 04CD F3-1600C11-8GNT 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.1% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13.5 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 41%

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Typical Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 60%

Gunboat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	5x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	3x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	4x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	2x

SSD
SD7SB3Q-128G-1006 128GBSandiskBench 78%, 2,148 samples	3x
256GB SSD 256GBLexarBench 111%, 12,615 samples	2x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	2x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	3x
F3-2133C9-4GXL 859B BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 24GBUnknownBench 54%, 3 samples	3x
CML4GX3M1A1600C9 04CD F3-1600C11-8GNT 04CD F3-1600C11-8GNT 20GBUnknownBench 35%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $307

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16