MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '20 at 19:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 438
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.8% Good
Lighting 77.8
Reflection 77.6
Parallax 74.2
63% 76.5 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 71.2
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS SSD 960GB
860GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 371 396 407 406 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 409
Mixed 362
SusWrite 383
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.7
165% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 192
178% 274 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180
7.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 167 175 169 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 180
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 172
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.4
234% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965669-008.A03G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 24.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 20.8
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 77%

 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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