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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	78.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130705
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 15:09
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 430 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3757) CLim: 1473 MHz, MLim: 1387 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 16% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Axiom C560 Series SSD 512GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0821D SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 335 335 339 340 340 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 422 Write 340 Mixed 290 SusWrite 336 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 36.1 122% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 42.1 39% 58 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 168 Write 155 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 96.2 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 97 97 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 163 Write 109 Mixed 68 SusWrite 96.7 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 738GB free Firmware: CC56 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 193 188 191 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 151 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 190 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 60% - Above average

Total price: $595

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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