MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.91% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '17 at 07:51
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 428
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7971) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.91% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 9.65
Parallax 6.12
5% 7.39 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 12.6
7% 8.36 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.91%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3106000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 503
Write 208
Mixed 162
63% 291 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 3.51
81% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 3.22
60% 140 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
854GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 157
Write 140
Mixed 143
110% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.35
4K Mixed 0.27
107% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 13.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 43%

 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 1,154 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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