MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	74.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 14:34
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 229 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 418 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 120GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1013E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 62 43 44 38 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 452 Write 411 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 90.7 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 30.7 152% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 59.3 DQ Mixed 20.7 41% 87.4 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 92%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 70GB free Firmware: LB3i SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 165 161 161 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 357 Write 198 Mixed 231 SusWrite 158 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.9 161% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 218 171% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 38GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,336 Write 2,147 Mixed 1,556 448% 2,013 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 78.6 261% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,578 DQ Write 1,265 DQ Mixed 1360 1,035% 1,401 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate ST3500418AS 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 157 159 160 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 160 Write 126 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 158 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 199 201 200 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 162 Mixed 82 SusWrite 198 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 029E CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 78%

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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	358x
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	107x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	78x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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	51x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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