MSI MS-B120

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardMSI MS-B120  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '17 at 22:18
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron N3050
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Memory 41.4
1-Core 18.6
2-Core 23.9
21% 28 Pts
4-Core 28.9
8-Core 32.8
4% 30.8 Pts
64-Core 36.4
2% 36.4 Pts
Poor: 8%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 27%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
MSI(1462 B120) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.81% Terrible
Lighting 1.77
Reflection 2.81
Parallax 2.44
1% 2.34 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 1.7
Splatting 4.17
3% 2.96 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.81%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GB-$100
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 410
Write 128
Mixed 180
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 10.4
51% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 52.2
DQ Write 44.1
DQ Mixed 21.6
24% 39.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown RMT3170MN68F9F1600 Kingston 99U5469-045.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
16.8% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 5.4
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 3.3
10% 3.4 GB/s
Latency 196
20% 196 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-B120 Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-B120

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