MSI MS-B9181

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star B360 Gaming Aegis 3 8 (MS-B918)
Motherboard	MSI MS-B9181 (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180328
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '22 at 13:21
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 233 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 578 63% 497 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Lighting 92.2 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 86.6 75% 90 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 81 Splatting 74.5 72% 89.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 208 96 90 95 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 447 Write 420 Mixed 340 SusWrite 136 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 23 98% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 177 157% 236 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 88%
Verbatim Portable Drive 1TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 433GB free Firmware: 8302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 378 381 387 388 388 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 175 Write 28.2 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 351 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 8.8 46% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 14.7 12% 17.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 391GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 156 157 159 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 156 Mixed 120 SusWrite 152 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 361GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 163 162 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 152 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 163 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GB 42,779 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 11.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 13 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 43%

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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-B9181

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	606x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	325x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	259x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	171x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	154x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	132x

SSD
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples	177x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GBWDCBench 150%, 2,948 samples	102x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1032 128GBWDCBench 168%, 700 samples	69x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	357x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	225x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 42,779 samples	78x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $214

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16