MSI MS-B9201

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	177% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star H310 Gaming Trident3 (MS-B920)
Motherboard	MSI MS-B9201 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 16:59
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 72.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 233 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 502 53% 424 Pts	64-Core 483 30% 483 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 8D91) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 91.6 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 77.1 75% 85.6 fps	Gravity 78.8 Splatting 71.1 66% 74.9 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 402 388 393 375 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 979 Write 925 Mixed 994 SusWrite 433 187% 833 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 56.9 199% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,339 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 1,119 839% 1,128 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 296%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 102GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 41 38 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 38.1 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 39.6 44% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25EA 2TB 555 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 51GB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 30 30 30 27 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 23.1 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 29.1 35% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 5,229 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 20.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 89%

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

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-B9201

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	272x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	221x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	211x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	123x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	117x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	71x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	46x
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples	41x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	111x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	104x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	67x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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