MSI MS-B106

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.3% 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	137% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-B10611
Motherboard	MSI MS-B106 (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160819
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 00:10
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 52.2 1-Core 87.2 2-Core 152 54% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 318 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 40.6 Parallax 35.2 34% 39.4 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 36 Splatting 32.1 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 348 357 288 336 307 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,376 Write 452 Mixed 535 SusWrite 335 148% 674 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 21.2 131% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 277 269% 447 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 214%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 845GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 184 184 185 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 180 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 184 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.3 243% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 16,202 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 153 26% 153 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 43%

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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 MS-B106 Builds (Compare 67 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-B106

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	25x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	25x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	20x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	7x

SSD
SSD370S 128GBTranscend $70Bench 74%, 10,510 samples	6x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	5x
SSD370 128GBTranscend $74Bench 71%, 4,687 samples	4x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	15x
MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,134 samples	10x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples	4x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

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