MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7681
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120307
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 12:39
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 112 56% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 254 27% 216 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 67.2 54% 67.3 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 53.7 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: M306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 176 200 165 166 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 352 Write 332 Mixed 241 SusWrite 179 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 22.8 90% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.5 DQ Write 97.1 DQ Mixed 21.7 28% 47.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 97%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 159 161 156 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 327 Write 133 Mixed 195 SusWrite 159 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 23.2 78% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 170 127% 171 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 739GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 79 80 83 81 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 125 Write 112 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 76 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 506GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 70 79 81 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 41.8 Write 51.5 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 76.3 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBXL F3-10666CL9-4GBXL F3-10666CL9-4GBXL F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 52%

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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%

Raft

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