MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7612
Motherboard	MSI NF980-G65 (MS-7612) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100812
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 00:13
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 47.9 2-Core 96.5 50% 76.2 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 186 23% 177 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.7 55% 65.6 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 55.3 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 43 45 47 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 113 Write 99.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 41.2 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 104%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 895GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 41 44 45 48 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 44.9 Write 43.6 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 43.2 32% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 55%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 588GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 101 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 58.3 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 99.8 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600 C7 4x2GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB 0h 1584 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.1% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 13.8 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 66%

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Typical NF980-G65 (MS-7612) Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 15%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

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	4x
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
C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GBCrucialBench 46%, 1,591 samples	1x

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 i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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