MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111014
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 23:28
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 178 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 355 47% 354 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2382) 1GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Lighting 21.6 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 19.3 18% 22 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 23 20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13051 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1073 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 97 (AE) Unknown 100 100 56 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 48 223339151401 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 17551579373 (F7) Unknown 100 100 555496036 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1071528461	86.9% Excellent	Read 520 Write 331 Mixed 273 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 26.7 121% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 47.9 84% 160 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 97%
Toshiba E300 3TB-$116 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 144 144 80 (03) Spinup time 136 136 34385756569 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 93 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1284 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 93 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 93 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 197569609766 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 144 Mixed 105 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.18 77% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 326GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 159 4850 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7664 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 34110 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3095 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 192 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7611 (C2) HDA temperature 111 95 36 (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	63.7% Good	Read 124 Write 97.9 Mixed 91.7 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.44 117% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 427GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 91.4 Write 69.3 Mixed 46.9 82% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.18 54% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

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Typical Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	12x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	7x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	2x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	2x

RAM
CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 49%, 430 samples	3x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 11,344 samples	2x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	2x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $473

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16