MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.1% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 04:38
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$66 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 185 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 316 43% 319 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C92) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 32 Parallax 32.5 26% 32.2 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 30.2 26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 175 211 200 200 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 370 Write 240 Mixed 283 SusWrite 190 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 40.9 155% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 170 143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 75GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 107 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 147 Write 115 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 107 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x4GB 3,078 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	359x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	169x
Core i5-6400Intel $77Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	138x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x
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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16