MSI P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 08:46
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th 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 as expected (44^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 157 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 332 37% 292 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2763) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Lighting 30.9 Reflection 29 Parallax 36.6 25% 32.1 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 32.3 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FM-25S2S-120GBP2 120GB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 60 56 59 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 144 Write 86.5 Mixed 112 SusWrite 62.3 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 24.8 99% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 85.8 DQ Mixed 22.7 27% 45.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 55%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 142 146 144 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 128 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 145 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 191% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 9GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 25.7 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 14.2 31% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 36GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 20 Mixed 21 SusWrite 12.9 27% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 34GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 13 13 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 20.8 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 13.5 27% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 52GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 53 53 53 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 46.5 Write 50.8 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 52.7 58% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 41%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 34GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 27 27 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 22.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 26.2 33% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 17 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 63%

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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 $195Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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) $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