MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive170% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7673
MotherboardMSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '17 at 20:18
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 79%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 188
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 391
48% 368 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
446GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,003
Write 954
Mixed 988
219% 981 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 48.7
178% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 150
179% 308 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 170%
Great: 313%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 138
Write 130
Mixed 133
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.21
101% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
36GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 134
Write 152
Mixed 105
97% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.72
153% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 Kingston 9905474-012.A00LF 029E CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 Kingston 9905474-012.A00LF 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P67A-C45 (MS-7673) Builds (Compare 357 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $474
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