MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7676
MotherboardMSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 575
58% 471 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Gigabyte(1458 3501) 1GB
CLim: 815 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 16.4
Reflection 23.3
Parallax 15.6
13% 18.4 fps
MRender 25
Gravity 17.8
Splatting 16.4
16% 19.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.28.20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 127 119 121 120 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54% Above average
Read 203
Write 132
Mixed 155
SusWrite 121
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 32
116% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.4
DQ Write 93
DQ Mixed 33.6
34% 52 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54%
Great: 82%
WD Game Drive 4TB
1.5TB free, PID 262f
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 26.6
Write 25.9
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 25.9
34% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.5
132% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 66 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.7
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 30%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $488
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