MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.2% 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	51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '18 at 17:30
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 181 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 351 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E217) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 45.2 30% 38.5 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 39.6 28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1204 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 324 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 61 (A3) Unknown 100 100 7 (A4) Unknown 100 100 14795 (A5) Unknown 100 100 104 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 29 (94) Unknown 100 100 29728 (95) Unknown 100 100 1012 (96) Unknown 100 100 828 (97) Unknown 100 100 990 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 12 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 119511 (F2) Unknown 100 100 133415 (F5) Unknown 100 100 236720	51.5% Above average	Read 397 Write 283 Mixed 155 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 9.88 4K Mixed 7.38 56% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 29.1 DQ Write 77.2 DQ Mixed 14.6 22% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 610GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 174084777 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6560 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 223232609 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10443 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3302 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 25770197092 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 52 538312736 (C2) HDA temperature 32 48 38654705696 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 34 17 174084777 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 183 5455 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 104938935961405 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3820297633 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1309251488	62.5% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 32.6 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.47 112% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 68%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 152GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 3080 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9514 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 36052 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2164 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 1 1 150 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 83 67 286130193 (C2) HDA temperature 78 66 370016278 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 378793 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 60346 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	40.1% Average	Read 83.1 Write 56.5 Mixed 64.6 51% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.33 78% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 59%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 108GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 3140 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14018 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 2 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 28958 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 6 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2138 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 25 25 75 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 83 68 286064657 (C2) HDA temperature 78 66 369950742 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 242929 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	44.8% Average	Read 78.4 Write 77.6 Mixed 37.7 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.32 78% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 51GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 2350 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2049 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28627 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 895 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 53 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2155 (C2) HDA temperature 111 100 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	92.8% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 164 Mixed 119 110% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.44 4K Mixed 0.34 114% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 61%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	184x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	38x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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