MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7750
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110825
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '17 at 04:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 178 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 316 37% 288 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 1525) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.75% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 1.78 2% 2.17 fps	MRender 2.33 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.83 2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.75% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 450GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 30109900 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2782 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 342162696 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 33055 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2782 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 54 639172646 (C2) HDA temperature 38 46 51539607590 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 18 30109900 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -35051228062281 (F1) Unknown 100 253 843716024 (F2) Unknown 100 253 783257399	53% Above average	Read 94 Write 90.6 Mixed 74.4 65% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.38 94% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 68%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 264GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 188048014 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 16601997 (09) Power-on hours count 45 45 48375 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2875 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 68 55 538443808 (C2) HDA temperature 32 45 47244640288 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 8 188048014 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 55228984493132 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3459096656 (F2) Unknown 100 253 417891547	50.5% Above average	Read 85.1 Write 90.9 Mixed 74.1 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.36 88% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 SUPERTALENT02 SUPERTALENT02 SUPERTALENT02 8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.5 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%

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Gaming 54%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (G3) (MS-7750)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	41x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	16x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
PLUS 120GBSandiskBench 43%, 16,974 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x

RAM
9905471-074.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 55%, 75 samples	6x
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,472 samples	4x
KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8502 PSD34G13332 8GBKingstonBench 51%, 13 samples	4x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16