MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 07:01
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 552 55% 449 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 66.8 64% 74.6 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 71.3 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 95GB free Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
Plextor M6V 256GB-$110 435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 106%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 146 Write 127 Mixed 131 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.18 82% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 412GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 134 Write 110 Mixed 108 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.36 116% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 18.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	137x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	56x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 49%, 308 samples	9x
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 50%, 118 samples	5x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	5x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16