MSI MS-B9181

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star H310 Gaming Infinite S (MS-B928)
Motherboard	MSI MS-B9181 (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190107
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '22 at 13:26
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 584 66% 519 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.8% Very good	Lighting 87.8 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 82.6 72% 85.9 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 70.6 69% 87.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 128GB 10,347 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 90 92 96 87 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 439 Write 300 Mixed 288 SusWrite 101 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 38.1 142% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 200 170% 250 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 89%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 22GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 426 Write 423 Mixed 401 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 41.8 148% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 273 228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 838GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 155 154 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 137 Write 145 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 153 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 107%
XDISK X9 3TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 183 177 183 180 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 172 Write 116 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 179 179% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 859B CT16G4SFRA266.M16FRS 24GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 83%

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-B9181

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $85Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	610x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	328x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	263x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	172x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	157x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	132x

SSD
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples	177x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GBWDCBench 150%, 2,948 samples	102x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1032 128GBWDCBench 168%, 700 samples	71x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	360x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	226x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 42,779 samples	79x

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Total price: $202

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