MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 02 '20 at 15:24
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 758
82% 648 Pts
64-Core 767
48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 184
Parallax 189
135% 180 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 166
Splatting 116
108% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9593
Write 8118
Mixed 8586
1,954% 8,766 MB/s
4K Read 678
4K Write 374
4K Mixed 419
1,763% 490 MB/s
DQ Read 1,654
DQ Write 1,146
DQ Mixed 1,278
987% 1,359 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
112GB free
Firmware: SAFM02.H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 492 490 491 492 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 476
Mixed 337
SusWrite 491
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 42.1
160% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 183
184% 296 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 114%
Great: 111%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
416GB free
Firmware: SM12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 107 106 109 104 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 77.3
Write 91.3
Mixed 66.2
SusWrite 105
63% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.7
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $406
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