MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111004
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 1.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.8% Average	Memory 77 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 73.4 43% 63.6 Pts	4-Core 83.8 8-Core 113 12% 98.2 Pts	64-Core 111 7% 111 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.3% Good	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 88.7 Parallax 92 50% 80.6 fps	MRender 96.7 Gravity 96.4 Splatting 101 81% 98 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 134 195 198 174 176 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.9% Below average	Read 172 Write 176 Mixed 166 SusWrite 174 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 11.8 37% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 40 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 42 37% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 484GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 142 140 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 138 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 445GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 74 105 107 95 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 94.9 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 74 106 107 96 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 132 Write 112 Mixed 69 SusWrite 95.1 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 57%

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

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Typical P67A-C45 (MS-7673) Builds (Compare 358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

Raft

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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