MSI P43 Neo3 (MS-7514)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7514
MotherboardMSI P43 Neo3 (MS-7514)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100119
Uptime34.4 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 02:00
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300-$38
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
44.7% Average
Memory 69.5
1-Core 33.2
2-Core 71.1
39% 57.9 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 126
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Device(107D 2AC1) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.31% Terrible
Lighting 0.37
Reflection 0.58
Parallax 0.09
0% 0.35 fps
MRender 0.57
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 0.39
0% 0.41 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 0.31%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 107
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.72
4K Mixed 0.28
64% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 70%
IC35L120AVV207-0 124GB
29GB free
Firmware: 2VO4 Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
23% Poor
Read 40.9
Write 38.8
Mixed 39.6
30% 39.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.3
90% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 23%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM SDRAM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.6% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical P43 Neo3 (MS-7514) Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI P43 Neo3 (MS-7514)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 17% - Very poor Total price: $177
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