MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 05:03
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 205
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 411
50% 382 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
PNY(196E 1215) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 123
Parallax 108
95% 116 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 115
Splatting 98.2
83% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 64 60 54 53 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.6% Average
Read 204
Write 93.5
Mixed 132
SusWrite 61.9
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 27.6
99% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 76.3
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 76.7
61% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
255GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 111 112 112 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 77.8
Write 73
Mixed 48.3
SusWrite 111
57% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 155 155 151 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
70% Good
Read 93.7
Write 96.8
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 150
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.8% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 21.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 17.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 1,155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) - $60

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $333
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HDDRAMUSB
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