MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI Z68A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 16:18
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 421 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.2% Average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 0.2 50% 40.2 fps	MRender 43.5 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 0.2 24% 32.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU 630 240GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: N191 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 3.2 3.8 3.8 5 3.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 339 Write 36.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 4.9 24% 111 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 22.9 70% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 32.8 DQ Mixed 1.7 19% 47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 12GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 81 80 82 80 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 84.5 Write 82.3 Mixed 59 SusWrite 77.2 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 VCLD3LF2GB26818813 830B M2F4G64CB8HD5N-CG Kingston 14GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.4% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 2R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	13%	38	112	9	60	31.5"	1280 768	SKY0000 TV

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 77%

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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 $197Bench 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 $26Bench 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: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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