MSI P67A-G45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-G45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 02:46
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 613 70% 546 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1615 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 21% 23 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 263 70 92 92 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.2% Good	Read 356 Write 285 Mixed 269 SusWrite 162 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 34.5 126% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 71.2 DQ Mixed 38.4 34% 48.4 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 121%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 151 153 153 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 82 SusWrite 152 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 72%

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

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Typical P67A-G45 (MS-7673) Builds (Compare 172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	85x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	38x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	8x
Trion 150 960GBOCZ $190Bench 89%, 3,375 samples	7x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	8x
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 24GBUnknownBench 51%, 6 samples	5x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8GBUnknownBench 44%, 1,020 samples	4x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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