MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	25.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	5760 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	16.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (74^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 183 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 468 48% 390 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 17C8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 110 Parallax 108 85% 107 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 96.7 Splatting 88.6 76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 PRO SSD 256GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1222A SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 66 1 5.9 11 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 424 Write 42.2 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 25.7 26% 124 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 102%
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC128MAG 128GB 2,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 5GB free Firmware: 0007 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 153 Write 141 Mixed 167 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 12.7 91% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 91.6 92% 150 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 62%
Hitachi HMS 5C4040BLE640 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 8GB free Firmware: MPAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 81 77 77 71 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 67.3 Write 67.3 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 72.6 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 74%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 12GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 94 82 81 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 87.1 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 113GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 111 109 102 94 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 102 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 67%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 48GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 89 87 89 80 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 96.3 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 85.8 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 39GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 79 78 76 71 80 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 81.2 Write 83.2 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 74.8 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 69%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 36GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 68 66 65 60 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 66.2 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 64.1 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 51%
TS-RDF8 SD Transcend 32GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 25GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 26 25 23 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 25.5 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 25.2 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.1 138% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 61%

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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 $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 $139Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16