MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.3% 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	80.4% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 22:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	URY-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 213 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 414 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2680) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.3% Below average	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 47.3 30% 40.1 fps	MRender 48.7 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 33.3 33% 41.9 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 144 137 138 142 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 312 Write 158 Mixed 326 SusWrite 155 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 39.6 149% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 189 170% 254 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UJ500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 163 169 172 169 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 453 Write 343 Mixed 274 SusWrite 202 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 20.1 83% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 93.6 DQ Mixed 44.6 50% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 626GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 148 151 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 178 Mixed 104 SusWrite 149 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB 14,066 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 594GB free Firmware: JEDOA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 91 92 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 51.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 90.4 50% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FE Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 75%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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 $29Bench 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: $406

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