MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 19 '18 at 17:14
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 691
67% 550 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
EVGA(3842 2071) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 117
Parallax 131
100% 124 fps
MRender 164
Gravity 115
Splatting 94.8
98% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gost SSD120 120GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 508
Write 445
Mixed 366
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 40.1
150% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 175
173% 275 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
579GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 168 165 166 167 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 179
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 165
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
507GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 108 109 108 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 114
Write 113
Mixed 68
SusWrite 108
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 75%

 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 1,057 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $435
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