MSI MS-9661

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics22.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MCP55
MotherboardMSI MS-9661  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
1st CPU: Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2354
CPU0-Socket F, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
44.4% Average
Memory 64.9
1-Core 32.6
2-Core 63.7
36% 53.7 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 258
23% 195 Pts
64-Core 255
16% 255 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6970
AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
22.8% Poor
Lighting 28.7
Reflection 24.4
Parallax 27.3
23% 26.8 fps
MRender 21.7
Gravity 25.8
Splatting 29.8
22% 25.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 70 79 85 90 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 102
Write 86.1
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 79.7
60% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
280GB free
Firmware: 02.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 107 109 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 103
Write 102
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 107
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.2% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7.6
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 4.7
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 148%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-9661 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI MS-9661

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