MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateSep 10 '19 at 20:35
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 214
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 690
75% 597 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 141
Parallax 136
109% 137 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 126
Splatting 107
92% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 340 327 220 204 273 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 218
Mixed 301
SusWrite 269
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 42.2
159% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 55.9
116% 237 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
1TB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 183 184 183 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 173
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 182
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
92GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 122 121 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 120
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 85%

 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: $427
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