MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 17:46
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$187 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 185 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 466 48% 386 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 7681) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.28% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 1.77 Parallax 1.22 1% 1.45 fps	MRender 2.19 Gravity 0.97 Splatting 2.48 2% 1.88 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.28% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$89 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 111 112 82 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 99.1 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$89 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 87.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 97.8 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 73%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 135 136 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 121 Write 120 Mixed 49 SusWrite 136 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 77%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	3.97% Terrible	Read 15.1 Write 5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 4.4 7% 6.62 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.97% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-176.A00LF 9905403-176.A00LF 4GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 53%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	24x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	19x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	5x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	5x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 50%, 118 samples	5x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 60%, 5,448 samples	2x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16