MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.9% 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	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 20:28
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 161 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 347 47% 348 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.9% Very good	Lighting 96.3 Reflection 103 Parallax 94 78% 97.9 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 93.5 77% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 219 221 214 216 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 374 Write 212 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 213 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 34.4 119% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 31.7 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 43.8 41% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 111%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 194 203 201 200 199 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.8% Above average	Read 185 Write 205 Mixed 184 SusWrite 190 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 30.5 95% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 49.7 DQ Mixed 35.9 28% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 396GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 88 87 88 87 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 85.3 Write 45.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 82.3 44% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 137% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 90 94 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 168 Write 112 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 89.9 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 113%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 63GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 91 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 130 Write 132 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 91.1 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 4x4GB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 16.1 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	155x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	153x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	40x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	15x

RAM
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	15x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	7x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	6x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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