MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7612
MotherboardMSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '17 at 05:11
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
56.3% Above average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 48.7
2-Core 98.7
49% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 190
25% 190 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
MSI(1462 1542) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
7.37% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 3.53
8% 7.66 fps
MRender 8.05
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 6.17
6% 7.16 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.37%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
659GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 107
Write 108
Mixed 105
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.3
102% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 76%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
403GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 107
Write 103
Mixed 95.5
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.25
87% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR0 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR0 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR0 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR0 16GB
1584, 1584, 1584, 1584 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.5% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.4
19% 6.67 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NF980-G65 (MS-7612) Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $355
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