MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110504
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 15:37
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 69.7 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 158 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 405 43% 341 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V2 1.35 GHz)-$15 6,831 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 7676) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.77 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.63 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 286 Write 164 Mixed 199 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 27 103% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 39.9 40% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$99 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 113GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 99 95 99 95 88 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 150 Write 149 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 93.8 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 107GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 127 124 129 126 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 118 Write 124 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 123 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 101%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 639GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 19 19 19 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	7.95% Terrible	Read 8.7 Write 22.1 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 18.3 12% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.2 71% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 7.95% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL ECO DDR3 1333 C7 2x4GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 6.9 21% 7.37 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $194Bench 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 $80Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $385

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