MSI Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22% 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 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7750
MotherboardMSI Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 14:56
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 566
62% 487 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350
Gigabyte(1458 3513) 1.2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
22% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 40.5
Parallax 29.2
21% 31.8 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 21.9
Splatting 27.2
24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
792GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 146 152 143 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 118
Write 156
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 149
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2.5
424% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 112%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB
119GB free
Firmware: 1AC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 88 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 88.5
Write 42.8
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 88.3
51% 69.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.1
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750) Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G45 (B3) (MS-7750)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $325
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