MSI C236M WORKSTATION (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI C236M WORKSTATION (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '23 at 04:51
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 1,202 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 199 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 330 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 206 Parallax 208 143% 196 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 190 Splatting 0.2 80% 112 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 480GB 2,159 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 14 58 67 49 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 389 Write 141 Mixed 34 SusWrite 47.5 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 0.8 38% 93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 88%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 267 Write 89.5 Mixed 134 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 22.7 76% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 93.2 102% 181 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 235GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 138 138 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 163 Write 143 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 137 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 418GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 159 156 159 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 154 Write 145 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 158 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 3x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 18.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 18.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5AB8 LG IPS FULLHD

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Typical C236M WORKSTATION (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: MSI C236M WORKSTATION (MS-7972)

CPU
Xeon E3-1270 v5IntelBench 78%, 1,290 samples	3x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2x

GPU
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1x

SSD
MX300 525GBCrucial $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples	3x
X400 1TBSanDisk $310Bench 85%, 2,086 samples	2x
480GB 480GBSSDBench 65%, 2,159 samples	1x

RAM
KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/4G 04CD F4-2133C15-8GIS 16GBKingstonBench 63%, 4 samples	2x
CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 4x8GBCrucialBench 76%, 127 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GBCorsairBench 69%, 3,147 samples	1x

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Value: 14% - Very poor

Total price: $150

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16