MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110908
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '20 at 08:16
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$194 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 182 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 469 49% 394 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 74%

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: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.08% Terrible	Lighting 1.17 Reflection 1.38 Parallax 0.41 1% 0.99 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 1.27 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 1.08% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 21 16 70 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 332 Write 216 Mixed 182 SusWrite 72.9 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 13.6 50% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 20.1 DQ Write 22.6 DQ Mixed 21.3 16% 21.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 55%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 112 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 67%
ELECOM MF-TKU2A 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 6046 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.1 6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	6.61% Terrible	Read 27.1 Write 6 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5.7 11% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.61% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.C16F 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 51%

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

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Typical Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	24x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	19x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)Intel $15Bench 2%, 6,831 samples	5x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	5x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 50%, 118 samples	5x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 60%, 5,448 samples	2x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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