MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120307
Uptime	24.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '17 at 16:37
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 73.8 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 137 55% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 220 30% 225 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 5,537 User benchmarks, average bench 16% EVGA(3842 1472) 1.2GB CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 22.1 16% 24.2 fps	MRender 32.4 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 21.3 19% 23.3 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G5SA754D117-511 240GB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3192 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 55 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 56 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 188 (A3) Unknown 100 100 39 (A4) Unknown 100 100 93397 (A5) Unknown 100 100 140 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 55 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8167 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11021	65% Good	Read 389 Write 349 Mixed 314 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 18.1 88% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 20.6 23% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 98 (03) Spinup time 159 159 30085808497 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 45 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 144 144 30 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 23957 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 41 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 437 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 437 (C2) HDA temperature 133 133 219044905005 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	74.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 129 Mixed 71.1 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.38 104% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 554GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 86 (03) Spinup time 163 163 30088102234 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2154 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 135 135 26 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 43725 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2954 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2954 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 180390002726 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	64.9% Good	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 55.3 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.43 127% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 465GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 141 3883 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1227 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 32666 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 624 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 99 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1127 (C2) HDA temperature 94 85 49 (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	71.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 121 Mixed 87.9 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.39 103% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 216GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 78 78 7570 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3211 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 56670 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 986 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 45 740556842 (C2) HDA temperature 57 43 4622142144555 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 835522 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	30.2% Below average	Read 45.9 Write 58.8 Mixed 29.3 33% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.43 108% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 60%
WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 17 Write 14 Mixed 14.8 19% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.22 77% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.9 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 92.9 43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 60%

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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 $196Bench 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 $109Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $555

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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