MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.91% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 00:42
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 169 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 306 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Zotac(19DA 5269) 2GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.91% Terrible	Lighting 9.17 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 9.75 8% 9.13 fps	MRender 8.86 Gravity 11.1 Splatting 11.7 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.91% Great: 8%
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% EVGA(3842 3739) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.18% Terrible	Lighting 9.03 Reflection 7.88 Parallax 9.28 7% 8.73 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 7.37 Splatting 7.22 7% 8.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.18% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 33 36 35 42 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 9.7 Write 56.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 34.6 19% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 65% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST9750423AS 750GB-$74 3,332 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 276GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 79 83 82 81 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 43.7 Write 45.7 Mixed 20 SusWrite 81.4 35% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 71% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 51%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 23GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 26 26 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 26.8 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 26.4 36% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 8502 1600EL Series 029E CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 8502 1600EL Series 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.9% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $192Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $536

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 $45	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