MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81.5% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 19:27
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$90
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 405
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 80
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 66.7
65% 74.1 fps
MRender 81.8
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 75.7
63% 77 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 104 90 81 98 37 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 478
Write 400
Mixed 329
SusWrite 120
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 41.1
146% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 176
146% 210 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
11GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 109 103 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 64
SusWrite 107
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 24.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 1,061 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $406
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