MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.42% 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	83.1% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '23 at 15:36
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 below expectations (36^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 175 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 298 37% 280 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 789 MHz, MLim: 940 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	7.42% Terrible	Lighting 8.5 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8.2 7% 9.67 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 9.9 Splatting 8.8 8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.42% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 145GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 197 197 220 226 223 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	56.2% Above average	Read 224 Write 212 Mixed 180 SusWrite 211 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 30.3 102% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 34 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 43.5 38% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 336 345 372 379 374 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 365 Write 365 Mixed 313 SusWrite 357 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 42.4 138% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 46.7 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 64.1 53% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 137%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 255GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 66 73 83 80 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 89 Write 80 Mixed 41.6 SusWrite 78.3 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ78A7 BenQ GL2450H

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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 $188Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16