MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics142% 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.
Boot Drive63.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '20 at 15:41
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 430
60% 446 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 176
Parallax 186
169% 190 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 149
Splatting 123
121% 152 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 142%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 90 84 87 87 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 267
Write 133
Mixed 176
SusWrite 90.4
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 30.3
139% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 113
88% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 73%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
34GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 61 66 68 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 77.8
Write 78.6
Mixed 52
SusWrite 64.4
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$85
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 159 160 153 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 153
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 85%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB
125GB free, PID 01ba
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 38.3
Mixed 29.2
36% 33.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 25.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 110%

 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 1,148 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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