MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7612
Motherboard	MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100812
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '23 at 00:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 53.5 2-Core 108 50% 79.4 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 263 29% 228 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% EVGA(3842 1595) 3GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1053 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Lighting 29.5 Reflection 49.1 Parallax 34.5 24% 37.7 fps	MRender 44.8 Gravity 25.4 Splatting 33.7 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 60 61 66 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.4% Below average	Read 93.6 Write 96.9 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 60.1 19% 86 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 26.1 86% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.9 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 41.3 32% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 125%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 26GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 91 93 96 94 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.4% Below average	Read 103 Write 91.7 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 92.4 21% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 18.7 67% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 58.6 DQ Mixed 28.4 25% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$184 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 416GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 73 75 74 67 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.3% Below average	Read 211 Write 167 Mixed 145 SusWrite 72.5 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 12.3 64% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 53.2 DQ Mixed 20.3 20% 30.7 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C9-4GAB F3-2133C9-4GAB F3-2133C9-4GAB F3-2133C9-4GAB 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1664, 1664, 1664, 1664 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 12.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 58%

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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	69	57	60	24.1"	1280 720	SPT2404 Sceptre X24WG

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Typical NF980-G65 (MS-7612) Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 15%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612)

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	5x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	5x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	2x

GPU
RX 460AMD $90Bench 20%, 64,240 samples	3x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	3x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	2x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	3x
STRIPE 931.52G 1TBNvidiaBench 62%, 7 samples	3x
CS1311 480GBPNY $31Bench 86%, 13,149 samples	2x

RAM
1333EL Series 1333EL Series 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 275 samples	2x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 52%, 14,558 samples	2x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 4,880 samples	1x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16