MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.9% 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	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '18 at 19:58
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	MAC-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 422 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 5,957 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1B84) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 63.3 59% 69.3 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 71.8 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q012 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 8 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 39 (A3) Unknown 100 100 5 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2729 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 5 (94) Unknown 100 100 1969 (95) Unknown 100 100 81 (96) Unknown 100 100 1 (97) Unknown 100 100 57 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 42 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 8006 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8006 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6841 (F5) Unknown 100 100 21832	74.3% Very good	Read 499 Write 282 Mixed 317 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 23.3 110% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 57.8 DQ Mixed 36.4 42% 74.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 915GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 78 145602334 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 103394 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 66 571801632 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 32 21 90194313248 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 10 10 145602334 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129536213647366 (F1) Unknown 100 253 137069501 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8532833	102% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 163 Mixed 133 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.31 110% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 4,921 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 211GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 82 Write 71.1 Mixed 66.4 92% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.32 76% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 49%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 141GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 47.1 Write 51.2 Mixed 12.2 44% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.12 46% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23.2 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 97%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	214x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	45x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	37x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

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