MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7673
Motherboard	MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110414
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 14:13
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (41^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 170 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 430 44% 358 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 304A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.08% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 1.65 Parallax 1.59 1% 1.53 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.48 1% 1.28 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.08% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 368 330 241 241 241 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 307 Write 361 Mixed 281 SusWrite 297 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 30.5 103% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 97.1 DQ Mixed 38.6 36% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 89 89 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 109 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 87.9 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 85 89 89 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 129 Write 41.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 88 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 72%
Intenso External USB 3.0 8TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 5TB free Firmware: 1405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 144 143 146 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 145 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 143 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 240% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 93%
ST310005 20AS 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 22GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 18.5 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 18.1 27% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 19%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 719GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 18.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 18 29% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 19%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 351GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 112 113 112 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 111 128% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 66%

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 below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 60%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	185x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	38x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 51%, 137 samples	9x
CML16GX3M2A1600C10 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 16GBCorsairBench 48%, 91 samples	8x
KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GBKingstonBench 50%, 248 samples	8x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16