MSI MS-98J2

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	11.7% 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 Drive	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-9A76
Motherboard	MSI MS-98J2 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '23 at 16:01
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 634 70% 553 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Lighting 15.3 Reflection 8.3 Parallax 13.5 12% 12.4 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 16.2 Splatting 14.8 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-000H1 512GB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 45 37 37 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 470 Write 68.3 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 43.8 35% 165 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 28.1 100% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 58.4 DQ Mixed 76.6 91% 168 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 119%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 465 461 477 462 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 473 Mixed 434 SusWrite 445 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 45.1 177% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Samsung PM871 mSATA 256GB 2,585 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 238GB free Firmware: EMT42D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 297 295 295 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 349 Write 301 Mixed 243 SusWrite 296 67% 297 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 36.6 142% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 187 155% 223 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS1GSH64V4B 2x8GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

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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	71	60	60	32"	1280 720	DEL4288 DELL G3223Q

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 13%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-98J2

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	8x

GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	8x

SSD
SKC600MS256G 256GBKingstonBench 93%, 190 samples	3x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	3x
PM871 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 76%, 2,585 samples	1x

RAM
TS1GSH64V4B 1x8GBTranscendBench 40%, 81 samples	3x
TS1GSH64V4B 2x8GBTranscendBench 69%, 69 samples	3x
TS1GSH64V4B 859B CT8G4SFS824A.M8FR 16GBTranscendBench 78%, 1 sample	1x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $167

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16