MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics76.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7681
MotherboardMSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)  (all builds)
Memory18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110302
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 21:30
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 62%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 79.3
2-Core 147
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 392
40% 324 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3779) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.3% Very good
Lighting 97.1
Reflection 97.3
Parallax 83.6
79% 92.7 fps
MRender 87.2
Gravity 85.2
Splatting 86.8
71% 86.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
793GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 132
Mixed 123
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.17
68% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.1% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 14.2
42% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12.4
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $555
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