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 (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	217% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star H310 Gaming Trident3 (MS-B920)
Motherboard	MSI MS-B9201 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 17:04
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$95 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 242 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 627 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 8D91) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 90.2 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 76.9 74% 85.2 fps	Gravity 78.8 Splatting 71.3 66% 75.1 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 608 602 579 398 376 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,286 Write 1,114 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 558 222% 994 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.1 234% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,332 1,003% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 296%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 102GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 40 40 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 37.7 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 38.8 43% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25EA 2TB 555 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 51GB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 33 34 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 32.9 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 32.5 41% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 5,229 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 89%

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

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-B9201

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $95Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	275x
Core i5-8400Intel $126Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	221x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	123x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	118x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	73x
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	113x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	104x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	67x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $214

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16