MSI MS-B901

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.9% 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	76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-B90111
Motherboard	MSI MS-B901 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 10:39
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 656 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 80%

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: 430.86 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 37.9 36% 41.4 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 39 Splatting 34.3 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB 2,871 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 137 197 151 182 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 445 Write 291 Mixed 302 SusWrite 166 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 38.5 113% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 74.2 116% 218 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 702GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 171 171 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 174 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 164 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 109%
WD 15EADS External 1.5TB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 123GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 39.9 Write 38.9 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 40.1 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 347GB free, PID a102 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 111 111 111 112 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 109 124% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 45,898 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 51%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-B901

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	177x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	115x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	44x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG2 128GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,315 samples	20x
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	20x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	110x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	31x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	22x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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