MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.4% 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	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	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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111216
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '23 at 04:21
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 158 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 375 41% 324 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.9% 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: 511.79 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.4% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 57.9 45% 58.8 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 57.1 Splatting 50.5 46% 57.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 148 174 177 183 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 152 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 833GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 82 88 96 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 96.7 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 83.2 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 96%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 326GB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 134 135 134 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 165 Write 176 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 133 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 294GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 126 129 130 131 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 128 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 124 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 98%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 96 96 112 91 98 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 76GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 54.2 Write 23.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 25.6 37% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 32% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.6% 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	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	1	208	44	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: $536

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