MSI P67A-GD53 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	47.2% 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	35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD53 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110713
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 13:29
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 40.5 2-Core 52 38% 53.3 Pts	4-Core 84 8-Core 88 11% 86 Pts	64-Core 66.8 4% 66.8 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 58.1 Parallax 59.2 45% 57.7 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 63 Splatting 54.3 50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 132 55 63 98 32 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 198 Write 86.9 Mixed 113 SusWrite 83.2 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 31.2 4K Mixed 14.9 58% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 102 81% 113 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 100%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 52GB free Firmware: GM4OA5BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 77 74 76 78 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 75.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 75 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 51%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 207GB free Firmware: GM4OA5BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 71.2 Write 66.8 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 76.1 46% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 51%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 457GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 24 26 26 26 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 25.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 24.6 35% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.3 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.2 SC Mixed 4.3 13% 4.5 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD53 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	82x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	29x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	8x
JM1333KLN-4G JM1333KLH-4G JM1333KLN-4G JM1333KLH-4G 16GBTranscendBench 44%, 50 samples	4x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	4x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $546

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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