MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110214
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 205 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 469 50% 400 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 68 55 44 42 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.6% Average	Read 239 Write 88 Mixed 113 SusWrite 60.7 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 22 93% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 99.9 78% 108 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 249 235 93 85 69 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.2% Very good	Read 261 Write 251 Mixed 243 SusWrite 156 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 47.4 155% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 197 142% 181 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 171GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 87 86 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 87 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 87.3 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 305GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 100 99 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 102 Write 95.7 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 99.7 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY32GX3M4A1600C9 CMY32GX3M4A1600C9 CMY32GX3M4A1600C9 CMY32GX3M4A1600C9 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.4 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 57%

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Typical P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	155x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	155x
Core i7-2600Intel $199Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16