MSI MS-B9201

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180326
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 636 70% 554 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 75 Parallax 65.9 61% 71.8 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 69 Splatting 70.7 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 164 163 164 156 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 1,159 Write 722 Mixed 525 SusWrite 172 142% 645 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 53.9 175% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 52.8 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 64.3 55% 78.7 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 234%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 914GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 111 110 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 107 66% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB 122,420 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB 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	38.2% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11.3 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 12.5 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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