MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 17:39
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 748 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 231 Parallax 223 174% 223 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 206 Splatting 139 157% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47 6,576 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 99 87 96 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 475 Write 350 Mixed 348 SusWrite 97.1 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 6.9 109% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 14.7 70% 154 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 688GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 101 126 123 123 123 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.9% Good	Read 128 Write 122 Mixed 124 SusWrite 120 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 44.3 144% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 94.9 DQ Mixed 98 74% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $29Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $426

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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