MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive237% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 15 '19 at 18:28
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 (90th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 240
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 683
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 322 320 318 311 311 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,252
Write 1,428
Mixed 1,131
SusWrite 370
286% 1,295 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 77.4
264% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 966
DQ Write 950
DQ Mixed 955
718% 957 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 237%
Great: 280%
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$88
149GB free
Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 828 830 751 52 37 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 566
Write 691
Mixed 616
SusWrite 548
137% 605 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 53.4
195% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 383
DQ Mixed 304
250% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 133%
Great: 156%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 167 174 173 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 168
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 170
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 23.3
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 24.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 61%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $426
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