MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170421
Uptime	17.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 19:57
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 91.6 2-Core 193 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 282 39% 287 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6171) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 93.7 Reflection 105 Parallax 87.5 76% 95.4 fps	MRender 93.2 Gravity 89 Splatting 94 76% 92.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 29 31 31 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 93 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 145 Write 116 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 91.8 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 88%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 93 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 91.8 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 99%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 349GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 83 87 88 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 86.7 Write 77 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 86.3 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 100%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 40GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 77 79 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 84 Write 71.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 77.5 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 80%

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

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Typical B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 1,150 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	357x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	168x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	138x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	107x
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 $130Bench 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 $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