MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.2% 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	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 45.5 2-Core 88.5 47% 71 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 380 34% 286 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.2% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 36.8 33% 35.9 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 187 195 198 196 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 267 Write 318 Mixed 263 SusWrite 204 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 28 77% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 65.8 DQ Mixed 42.9 35% 47.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 180 180 180 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 175 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 86 87 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 130 Write 102 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 83.7 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 88 89 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 148 Write 104 Mixed 70 SusWrite 86.2 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 83%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 155 150 158 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 153 Mixed 38 SusWrite 152 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 312GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 91 89 90 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 78.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 89.4 52% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 19 Mixed 20 SusWrite 26.4 16% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 183% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 62%

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

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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 $194Bench 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 $94Bench 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: $541

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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