MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.5% 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 Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7979
MotherboardMSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 21:05
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 221
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 430
58% 432 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.5% Below average
Lighting 44.9
Reflection 43
Parallax 38.7
37% 42.2 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 39.5
Splatting 34.5
30% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2320000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 283 283 140 8.4 13 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 436
Write 274
Mixed 210
SusWrite 155
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 13.4
109% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 84.3
100% 170 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.8% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 24.7
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 20.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns

 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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