MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 15:58
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 250
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 489
64% 479 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 75.6
Parallax 71.9
62% 74.7 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 72
58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 151 152 147 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 160
Write 148
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 148
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
203GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 50 49 50 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 74.3
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 49.7
46% 61.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 62%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
26GB free
Firmware: 1AA01117
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 50 50 49 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 54.7
Write 61.5
Mixed 46
SusWrite 49
39% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 59%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
931GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 154
Write 39
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 0.1
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-400.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 22
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 21.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) (MS-7681)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $519
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