MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7676
Motherboard	MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 10:55
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$187 185,630 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 (89^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 94 2-Core 185 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 429 48% 374 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 115 Parallax 98.3 90% 108 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 131 126 129 127 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.8% Above average	Read 211 Write 211 Mixed 179 SusWrite 126 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 29.2 103% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 40.2 36% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 124%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 38GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 78 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 64.5 Write 71.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 77.5 50% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 72%
WD WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0 3TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 125 132 127 130 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 108 SusWrite 128 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 81%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 49GB free, PID 10a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 68 Write 70.8 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 74.3 88% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 26GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 93 92 91 93 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 84.3 89% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.6% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 51%

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Typical Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676) Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3) (MS-7676)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	12x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	2x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	5x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	4x
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	2x

RAM
9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GBKingstonBench 46%, 30 samples	2x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	2x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	1x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16