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MSI PC Technical Report
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MSI PC Technical Report
Generated 2026-07-31 · Host wing · User wingthom
Quick specs
| Manufacturer | Micro-Star International (MSI) |
| Model / Board | MS-B120 (v1.0) |
| Chassis | Desktop / All-in-One class |
| CPU | Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60 GHz (4 cores, up to 2.24 GHz) |
| RAM | ~4 GB (3.7 GiB usable) + 3.7 GiB swap |
| GPU | Intel integrated graphics (i915), HDMI 1920×1080 |
| Storage | WD WD5000LPLX 500 GB SATA HDD · root 100 GB LV (22% used) |
| Network | Realtek GbE (up: 192.168.0.104) · Intel Wireless 3165 · Bluetooth |
| OS | Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS · Linux 6.8.0-134-generic |
| BIOS | AMI EB120IMS.840 · 2016-10-12 |
1. System identity
- Vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. (MSI)
- Product / board: MS-B120 version 1.0
- Chassis type: SMBIOS type 13 (All-in-One), reported as desktop
- Machine ID: 37bc5f1263d54ef18d267e6b680b3e
36 - Serial / SKU: Not filled by OEM in DMI
2. BIOS / firmware
- Vendor: American Megatrends Inc. (AMI)
- Version: EB120IMS.840 (release 5.11)
- Date: 2016-10-12 (~9 years 9 months old)
3. Processor
- Model: Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60 GHz (Braswell, family 6 model 76, stepping 4)
- Cores/threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
- Frequency range: 480 MHz – 2240 MHz
- Caches: L1d 96 KiB, L1i 128 KiB, L2 2 MiB
- Virtualization: Intel VT-x
- Microcode: 0x411
- Entry-level low-power SoC; no AVX
4. Memory
- Installed: ~4 GB total (MemTotal 3,857,824 kB / 3968 MiB reported)
- Swap: 3.7 GiB (partly in use at scan)
- Module SPD details not available without root dmidecode
5. Graphics
- Type: Integrated only — Intel Braswell IGP
- Driver: i915
- Active display: HDMI-3 primary @ 1920×1080 60 Hz (~24" class monitor)
6. Storage
- Disk: Western Digital WDC WD5000LPLX-2 · 465.8 GB · SATA · HDD
- Serial: WD-WXU1AB7JFAUT
- Partitions: 1G EFI · 2G /boot · 462.7G LVM → 100G root LV (ext4)
- Root usage: 20G used / 98G size (22%) · ~74G free
- Note: Large unallocated LVM free space remains on the volume group
7. Network & wireless
- Ethernet: Realtek RTL8111/8168 family Gigabit ·
enp3s0UP · 192.168.0.104/24 - Wi-Fi: Intel Wireless 3165 ·
wlp1s0DOWN - Bluetooth: Intel (USB) · MAC 00:24:D6:FD:C4:6E · powered off
- Docker network bridges also present (containers running)
8. Audio & USB
- Audio: Intel HD Audio (N3xxx series)
- USB: xHCI 2.0/3.0; CHERRY wireless keyboard/mouse dongle connected
- Also: SD/MMC host, SATA, Intel TXE, SMBus
9. Operating system
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat)
- Kernel: 6.8.0-134-generic (PREEMPT_DYNAMIC)
- Boot: UEFI
- Time: Etc/UTC, NTP synchronized
- Uptime at scan: ~1 day 16 hours
Notes
- 2016-era entry-level platform — good for office, browsing, light media; not for gaming/heavy workloads.
- Biggest practical upgrades: more RAM (if supported) and replacing the HDD with an SSD.
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth were off at scan time; Ethernet was active.
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