MSI P67A-G43 (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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-G43 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110302
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '17 at 12:36
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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)	77.3% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 186 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 350 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 67.6 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.9 55% 66.9 fps	Gravity 64.2 Splatting 51.7 50% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 30196 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 611 (E8) Unknown 100 100 32927662319 (E9) Unknown 98 0 98	89.4% Excellent	Read 481 Write 412 Mixed 409 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 30.1 119% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 92.3 97% 160 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 316GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 139450856 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2969 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 41286020 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 18093 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1606 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 55 588972067 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 154 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 59 59 83036 (C2) HDA temperature 35 45 77309411363 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -86139864077068 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26351339333 (F2) Unknown 100 253 34507851016	78.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 145 Mixed 142 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.27 75% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.9 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 70%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical P67A-G43 (MS-7673) Builds (Compare 79 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI P67A-G43 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	32x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	14x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	7x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	5x

SSD
520 Series 240GBIntel $139Bench 78%, 12,595 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	4x

RAM
F3-10666CL7-4GBXH F3-10666CL7-4GBXH 8GBUnknownBench 45%, 73 samples	5x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,223 samples	3x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $444

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 $15	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