MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.1% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	24.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '17 at 20:03
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 91.6 2-Core 174 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 281 33% 256 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7971) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.97 Reflection 7.27 Parallax 4.59 4% 5.61 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 4.03 Splatting 10.5 6% 6.68 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.66% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 66.8 59% 72 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 69 Splatting 68.3 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1122 128GB 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2333000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 103 100 359 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 322 (A6) Unknown 100 100 17 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 69 (A9) Unknown 100 100 127 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 54 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 100 206158430251 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 519 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4792 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2729 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8772	61.1% Good	Read 468 Write 174 Mixed 250 65% 297 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 3.7 90% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 20.1 54% 113 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 4225 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 678 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1672 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 321 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 37321 (C2) HDA temperature 116 113 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 128 97% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.17 81% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 1x8GB 2,882 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 10.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 43%

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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	356x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	168x
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	106x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	77x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16