MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170421
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 08:37
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 425
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3106000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 504
Write 21.2
Mixed 185
51% 236 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 0.04
62% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 0.62
53% 125 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
669GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 132
Write 153
Mixed 146
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.53
4K Mixed 0.26
108% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-065.A00G Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 23.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 1,148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $333
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HDDRAMUSB
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