MSI MS-B9201

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star H310 Gaming Trident3 (MS-B920)
Motherboard	MSI MS-B9201 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 22:12
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 270 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 761 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 1086 67% 1086 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 102 Reflection 113 Parallax 105 84% 107 fps	Gravity 96 Splatting 99.3 87% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 257 258 257 260 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1275 Write 650 Mixed 666 SusWrite 258 157% 712 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 38.9 179% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 114 117% 197 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 244%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 804GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 112 113 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 112 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 75%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 62.5TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 136 117 111 126 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 167 Write 191 Mixed 188 SusWrite 124 230% 167 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 3.2 348% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB 23,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 78%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-B9201

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	272x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	220x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	208x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	123x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	117x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	100x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	71x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	46x
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples	41x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	111x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	103x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	67x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $221

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