MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 9 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110801
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '16 at 00:51
Run Duration	492 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 89.2 2-Core 181 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 346 43% 328 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B 186B) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 21.5 Parallax 23.9 22% 24.2 fps	MRender 20.9 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 27.6 20% 23.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 12242 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 104 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1649487580253 (A6) Unknown 100 100 37 (A7) Unknown 100 100 38 (A8) Unknown 100 100 91 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 61 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 55 236224839724 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6623042210836 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7044 (EA) Unknown 100 100 16676 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9334 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8590 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	45.6% Average	Read 369 Write 99.5 Mixed 45 37% 171 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 10.4 78% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 29.5 DQ Write 76.2 DQ Mixed 11.1 20% 38.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 93%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 211GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 171 6408 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1254 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 31339 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 771 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 342243 (C2) HDA temperature 115 104 35 (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	42.9% Average	Read 76.4 Write 72.8 Mixed 51.3 50% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.21 77% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 67%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 6GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	9.87% Terrible	Read 14.6 Write 3.33 Mixed 5.56 8% 7.85 MB/s	4K Read 4.49 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 1.36 129% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.87% Great: 17%
SEMC SD CCR-80 2GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID e134 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.44% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 7.91 Mixed 7.86 12% 9.99 MB/s	4K Read 2.63 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 10% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.44% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 8GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.7% 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 $30Bench 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 $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 $177	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) $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