MSI P67A-G43 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-G43 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 19:33
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 205 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 418 50% 384 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 120 Parallax 106 92% 113 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 91.8 Splatting 96.3 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 106 102 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 332 Write 312 Mixed 275 SusWrite 102 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 51 171% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 271 202% 267 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 134%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 577GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 84 83 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 94 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 83.1 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 97%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 98 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 93 Write 31 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 97.2 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 103 98 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 154 Write 148 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 99.5 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 756GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 113 115 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 114 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 330GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 73 76 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 99.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 75.7 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 68%
WL4000GSA6472E 4TB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 324GB free Firmware: 07.02E.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 85 87 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 85.4 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1333EL Series Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 1333EL Series Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 52%

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Typical P67A-G43 (MS-7673) Builds (Compare 82 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-G43 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	32x
Core i7-2600Intel $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	14x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	7x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $235Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	5x

SSD
520 Series 240GBIntel $139Bench 78%, 12,595 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	4x

RAM
F3-10666CL7-4GBXH F3-10666CL7-4GBXH 8GBUnknownBench 45%, 73 samples	5x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,223 samples	3x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	3x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16