MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 16:38
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
61.3% Good
Memory 67.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 200
68% 123 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 371
44% 340 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
47.2% Average
Lighting 57.8
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 72.3
47% 64.7 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 56.5
Splatting 54.1
47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 90 87 109 85 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 388
Write 183
Mixed 246
SusWrite 96.7
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 34.5
141% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 99.5
112% 193 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75%
Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
194GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 145 149 150 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 148
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 19.3
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 100%

 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 449 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $264
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