MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 632 60% 499 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 152 Parallax 129 116% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 111 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB2Q-512G-1006 512GB 1,918 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2180006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 339 322 322 332 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 376 Mixed 192 SusWrite 334 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 38.3 153% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 149 152% 248 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 190GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 402 403 400 403 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 459 Mixed 371 SusWrite 405 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 53.8 193% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 282 228% 322 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 80.5 Write 78.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 77.5 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 58%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 50 58 66 61 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 47.7 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 57.2 61% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 8,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 79%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) - $60

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	358x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	169x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	138x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	78x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	26x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	67x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	63x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	51x

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Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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