MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110420
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 22:50
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 184 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 357 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% XFX(1682 2931) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	3.16% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 5.8 Parallax 3.5 3% 4.33 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.4 4% 4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.16% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 87 88 87 88 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.7% Average	Read 266 Write 114 Mixed 154 SusWrite 87.3 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 21.1 75% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 43.2 DQ Mixed 35.3 27% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 544GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 79 80 82 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 85.4 Write 75.4 Mixed 49 SusWrite 79.6 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 383GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 83 86 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 81.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 85 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 875GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 12 19 12 16 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 105%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1.5TB free, PID 057b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 25.7 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 19.7 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 35% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 18%
SAMSUNG HD753LJ 750GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 531GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 19 20 19 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 24.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 19.4 34% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 128% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 23%

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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.4% 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-GD65 (MS-7681) Builds (Compare 473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $191Bench 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 $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: $541

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 $40	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