MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120801
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 22:08
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 400 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 60.7 39% 47 fps	MRender 31.3 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 40.4 34% 40.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 432 433 433 252 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 290 Mixed 402 SusWrite 361 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 27.7 132% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 49.5 103% 205 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%
OCZ VERTEX2 50GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 43GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 29 28 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 171 Write 30.7 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 29.4 16% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 31.9 4K Mixed 19.6 73% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 74.5 DQ Write 32.2 DQ Mixed 42.9 35% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 651GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 160 163 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 149 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 161 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 233GB free Firmware: 3.AHG SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43% Average	Read 73.8 Write 41 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 75.7 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1333C9 CMX16GX3M4A1333C9 CMX16GX3M4A1333C9 CMX16GX3M4A1333C9 16GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 52%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	185x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	38x
Core i7-2600Intel $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 51%, 137 samples	9x
CML16GX3M2A1600C10 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 16GBCorsairBench 48%, 91 samples	8x
KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GBKingstonBench 50%, 248 samples	8x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16