MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120307
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '19 at 06:47
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 119 2-Core 226 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 439 60% 444 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 67 Parallax 61.1 54% 64.8 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 53.9 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 291 293 293 294 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 489 Mixed 458 SusWrite 295 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.1 194% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 367 276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 142 157 156 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 179 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 152 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 292% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 110%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 153 157 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 150 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 154 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 306% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 110%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 151 149 146 153 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 145 Write 148 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 150 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 307% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 110%
CT500MX5 00SSD1 500GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 360GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 180 182 183 182 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 292 Write 182 Mixed 220 SusWrite 180 282% 218 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 23.4 1,725% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 25.3 DQ Mixed 24.8 1,794% 24.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 388%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8GX 16GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 60%

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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%

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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 $192Bench 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: 79% - 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 $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