MSI MS-B9201

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star H310 Gaming Trident3 (MS-B920)
Motherboard	MSI MS-B9201 (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180605
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '19 at 18:13
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 242 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 715 68% 565 Pts	64-Core 963 60% 963 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 69 Reflection 69 Parallax 60.5 56% 66.2 fps	Gravity 67.6 Splatting 70.3 61% 69 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 411 415 432 419 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 408 Mixed 332 SusWrite 405 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 35.8 129% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 284 228% 322 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 133%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 461GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 130 130 125 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 295 Write 321 Mixed 268 SusWrite 127 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 27.7 92% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 131 97% 127 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 169GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 79 80 80 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 110 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 82.1 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 210% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 750GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 117 120 116 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 146 Mixed 92 SusWrite 116 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 316% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 92%
WD My Passport 259D 4TB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 205GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 11 9.4 11 9.5 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.8% Terrible	Read 7 Write 7.5 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 10.2 13% 9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 4.8% Great: 42%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 60 64 62 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 28.2 Write 31.7 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 63.4 56% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 86% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 96%

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 (41^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.6 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 8.6 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37% 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%

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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