MSI MS-7238

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.1% 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 Drive38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardMSI MS-7238  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20061108
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 06:19
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 6600-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Memory 70
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 55.7
36% 51.5 Pts
4-Core 55.5
8-Core 55.6
8% 55.5 Pts
64-Core 56.6
4% 56.6 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
MSI(1462 8012) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.1% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 9.15
Parallax 2.03
5% 5.76 fps
MRender 9.29
Gravity 4.27
Splatting 6.3
5% 6.62 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.1%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.6% Below average
Read 256
Write 112
Mixed 155
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 6.19
60% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 7.85
31% 70.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 65%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
35GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 138
Write 161
Mixed 143
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.79
4K Mixed 0.57
146% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 86%
Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
3GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E5 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 67.6
Write 79.1
Mixed 80.4
57% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.36
91% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM SDRAM
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 4.8
14% 5.03 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5
14% 4.87 GB/s
Latency 101
39% 101 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-7238 Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-7238

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $100
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