MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7979
MotherboardMSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateMay 19 '19 at 04:09
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$74
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 314
42% 314 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.4% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 70.4
64% 76.5 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 73.8
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS330 120GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP223PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 361 323 318 343 306 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 432
Mixed 322
SusWrite 328
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 39.4
151% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 157
154% 242 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
452GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 137 137 137 138 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 120
Write 123
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 138
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 178 188 187 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 183
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GLJF62F-D8KBFG------ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.3
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 22.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M Night Elf (MS-7979) Builds (Compare 450 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $260
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