MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.7% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 05:13
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 417
56% 420 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 97.4
Reflection 98.5
Parallax 79.7
79% 91.9 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 101
Splatting 85.9
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 400 368 246 244 248 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 430
Mixed 357
SusWrite 303
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 39.4
142% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 330
249% 334 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 99%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
112GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 184 185 187 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 507
Write 185
Mixed 230
SusWrite 184
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 40.6
148% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 173
143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 89%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
693GB free
Firmware: MS2OA650
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 166 164 165 164 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 160
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 162
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998)

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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