MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 20% 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 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	46.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110214
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 18:54
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 86.3 2-Core 184 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 354 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C5) CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 30.5 29% 33.2 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 31.9 Splatting 32.2 27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 102 103 103 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 356 Write 256 Mixed 186 SusWrite 101 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 20.7 78% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.9 DQ Write 54.4 DQ Mixed 24.9 23% 34.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 309GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 103 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 81.7 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 102 63% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 114 113 114 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 182 Write 190 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 113 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 24.3 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 15.6 17% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 28 Write 23.2 Mixed 27 SusWrite 15.5 18% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 248% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 93%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 109GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 19 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 23.7 32% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.8 188% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 44%

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 (66^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.4 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 74%

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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 $197Bench 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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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