MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.1% 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	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7750
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120419
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 11:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 149 66% 107 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 296 28% 230 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 34.2 Parallax 45.7 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 39.7 29% 34.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7b SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 115 123 118 128 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 365 Write 148 Mixed 188 SusWrite 123 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 28.3 111% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 110 88% 121 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 573GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 105 99 101 66 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 78.5 Write 97.8 Mixed 53 SusWrite 93.8 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 927GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 177 177 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 160 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 176 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 930GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 128 128 121 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 121 Write 120 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 126 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14.9 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 64%

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Gaming 54%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	41x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	16x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
PLUS 120GBSandiskBench 43%, 16,974 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x

RAM
9905471-074.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 55%, 75 samples	6x
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	4x
KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8502 PSD34G13332 8GBKingstonBench 51%, 13 samples	4x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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