MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	100% 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.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 192 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 385 49% 372 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2071) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 119 Parallax 121 100% 121 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 116 Splatting 96.1 100% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gost SSD120 120GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 375 Write 434 Mixed 334 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 37.6 142% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 176 176% 280 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 777GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 178 185 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 164 Mixed 37 SusWrite 181 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 551GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 109 110 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 62 SusWrite 108 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 75%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 1,058 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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