MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.3% 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 Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7979
Motherboard	MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 445 60% 450 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Asus(1043 849E) 3GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 81.5 53% 70.2 fps	MRender 76.4 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 48.8 52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 311 312 311 312 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 474 Mixed 382 SusWrite 323 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.1 220% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 315 238% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 140GB free Firmware: 3.BHE SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 43 Write 39.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 28.1 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 24%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 212GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 59 61 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 65.8 Write 68.5 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 59.3 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 44%
USB DISK Pro 8GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 3e23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.48% Terrible	Read 15.3 Write 3 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 4.3 6% 6.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.48% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-096.A00G 9905702-017.A00G 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 87%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	112x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	75x
Core i5-6600Intel $139Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	35x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	23x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	18x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	9x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $264

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16