MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.7% 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	58% 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 21:28
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$194 185,630 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 below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 68.2 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 145 58% 99.3 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 368 40% 315 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 56.6 49% 59.8 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 57 Splatting 53.5 48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 114 109 109 110 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 353 Write 142 Mixed 195 SusWrite 109 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 23.8 101% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 121 98% 140 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 132 134 136 134 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 134 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 96%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 186 191 186 190 187 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 190 Mixed 77 SusWrite 184 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 264% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 74GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 93.2 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 90.9 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 531GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 167 167 167 169 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 118 Write 83.8 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 165 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 114%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 100GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 51 Write 50.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 50.1 64% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 1600 CL10 Series Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.9% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 45%

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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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 $194Bench 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 $130Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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