MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


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. 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	99% 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 Drive	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110331
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '20 at 12:13
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

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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 as expected (51^st percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 177 64% 110 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 241 37% 266 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 115 Parallax 238 92% 155 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 130 Splatting 160 113% 135 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 93 83 88 101 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 325 Write 64 Mixed 69 SusWrite 88.3 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 15.8 82% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 63.6 DQ Mixed 18 22% 36.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 62 97 101 75 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 355 Write 316 Mixed 313 SusWrite 79.5 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 19.9 105% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.4 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 24.9 32% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 100%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 947GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 63 97 101 75 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 88.8 Write 84 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 79.4 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 95 82 87 100 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 123 Write 130 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 89.2 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Team-Elite-1333 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Team-Elite-1333 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 10.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 50%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	185x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	38x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 51%, 137 samples	9x
CML16GX3M2A1600C10 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 16GBCorsairBench 48%, 91 samples	8x
KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GBKingstonBench 50%, 248 samples	8x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

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