MSI P67A-C43 (MS-7673)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	85.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C43 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120801
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '17 at 00:39
Run Duration	91 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 484 65% 486 Pts	64-Core 493 30% 493 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 71GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 17252 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2533 (B1) Unknown 94 94 192 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 53 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 495 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19286947905	74.9% Very good	Read 511 Write 303 Mixed 385 88% 400 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 19.1 94% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 61.7 76% 140 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 76%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8774 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1552 (B1) Unknown 94 94 69 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 47 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 425 (F1) Unknown 99 99 27639598458	85.1% Excellent	Read 509 Write 354 Mixed 352 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 21.8 131% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 45.1 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 21.9 44% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 322 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1867, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 70%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43 (MS-7673) - $300

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	106x
Core i7-2600Intel $196Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	61x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	13x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x
MX500 1TBCrucial $61Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
BL51264BA160A.16FH BL51264BA160A.16FH 8GBUnknownBench 49%, 72 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	4x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,087 samples	4x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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