MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	98% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 22:47
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 566 59% 475 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 35GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 101 101 100 99 100 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.4% Average	Read 284 Write 135 Mixed 152 SusWrite 101 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 30.3 96% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.6 DQ Write 47.8 DQ Mixed 33.8 27% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 283 283 281 274 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 456 Mixed 361 SusWrite 299 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 44.3 142% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 124%
WD WD10EALX-009BA0 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 11GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 39 41 42 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 41.5 Write 42.8 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 39.5 29% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1TB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 93.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 77.1 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 04CD F3-12800CL8-4GBRM 029E CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 04CD F3-12800CL8-4GBRM 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 55%

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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 $192Bench 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 $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: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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