MSI P67A-C43 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	44% 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-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C43 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration	582 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 187 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 454 52% 403 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 1460) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.01 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Lighting 17.2 Reflection 20.1 Parallax 15.3 14% 17.5 fps	MRender 24.3 Gravity 17.5 Splatting 20.2 17% 20.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 182 197 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44% Average	Read 214 Write 204 Mixed 178 SusWrite 63.2 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 24.6 95% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 81.8 DQ Mixed 24.4 28% 45.7 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 33GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 104 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 69.7 Write 64.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 31.9 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 71 71 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 80.7 Write 73.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 48.5 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 56GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 5 166 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 133 Write 159 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 57.5 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 112%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.9 125 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 123 Write 132 Mixed 77 SusWrite 42.3 121% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.4 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 224GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.5 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 9.1 28% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1130 2TB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 420GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 27 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 9.4 31% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 48%

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 as expected (55^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43 (MS-7673) - $300

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	106x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	61x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	13x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
BL51264BA160A.16FH BL51264BA160A.16FH 8GBUnknownBench 49%, 72 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	4x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	4x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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