MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.9% 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	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing as expected (54^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, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 177 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 338 46% 343 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 43.9 Parallax 43.6 37% 44.2 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 247 290 320 327 330 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 364 Write 275 Mixed 194 SusWrite 280 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 25 103% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 31.5 32% 50.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 372GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 93 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 118 64% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 230GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 122 124 124 124 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 59 SusWrite 120 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 15.5 Mixed 16.3 SusWrite 15.3 13% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	9.74% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 16.5 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 15.6 12% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 9.74% Great: 103%
HPT DISK 0_0 1.5TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 244GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 86 87 82 84 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 74%
HPT DISK 0_1 1.5TB 748GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 85 85 86 82 84 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.4% Excellent	Read 200 Write 206 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 83.4 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.37 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD38G16002 PSD38G16002 PSD38G16002 PSD38G16002 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%

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Typical Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	9x
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	7x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
Agility 3 120GBOCZ $102Bench 49%, 38,562 samples	2x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 830B M2F4G64CB88D7N-DI 029E CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 830B M2F4G64CB88D7N-DI 16GBUnknownBench 46%, 7 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	2x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	2x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16