MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 19:02
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 219 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 565 59% 474 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 14,286 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 838A) 1GB CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 2.6 4% 4.97 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 3.9 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 448 465 464 465 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 460 Mixed 348 SusWrite 456 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 37.9 142% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 170 161% 246 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 96GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 104 110 102 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 263 Write 149 Mixed 184 SusWrite 107 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 38.3 147% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 123 96% 131 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 88 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 51.2 Write 50.5 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 88.2 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 351GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 82 88 88 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 72.7 Write 71.4 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 83.1 45% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 106GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 67 67 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 73.4 Write 74.3 Mixed 44 SusWrite 65.8 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 63%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 750GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 118GB free, PID 2101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 27.7 38% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 18.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%

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Typical P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	155x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	153x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	40x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	15x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	7x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	6x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $541

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16