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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120307
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '17 at 03:56
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 92.6 2-Core 189 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 466 52% 408 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 83C2) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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 (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7039 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1964 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 136 (AE) Unknown 100 100 38 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4064 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 42 249108103206 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 18 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 15251544085 (F7) Unknown 100 100 481393153 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1659236813	39.2% Below average	Read 188 Write 213 Mixed 164 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 11.6 56% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 74.1 DQ Mixed 10.5 18% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 91%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 477GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 158 4916 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12399 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17205 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6014 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 112 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12399 (C2) HDA temperature 109 93 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.5% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 97.9 Mixed 94.9 73% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.34 105% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 65%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 205GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 177 175 4680 (03) Spinup time 184 164 5791 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4056 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8450 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1605 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 14298 (C2) HDA temperature 118 99 32 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 197 196 985 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 199 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 148 4	42.1% Average	Read 74.1 Write 72.7 Mixed 28 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.22 65% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10600CL9-2GBNT F3-10666CL9-2GBNS F3-10600CL9-2GBNT F3-10666CL9-2GBNS 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 49%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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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