MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 10:30
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 435
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 64.5
63% 72 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 70
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
931GB free
Firmware: AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 155
Write 126
Mixed 124
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.26
99% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
667GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 169
Write 129
Mixed 118
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.1
60% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 23
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 72.3%
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 1,058 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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