MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.9% 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 Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 21:16
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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)
77.1% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 203
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 416
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.9% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 104
Parallax 92.4
85% 100 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 92.3
Splatting 94.1
76% 93.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KingFast 240GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 322 278 286 287 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 397
Mixed 356
SusWrite 301
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 46.9
161% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 103
141% 257 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 101%
Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
381GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 75 75 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 76.1
Write 72.9
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 74.2
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB
95GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 22 22 34 39 34 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 129
Write 68.8
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 36.9
90% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.5
135% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 8502 2666 C16 Series 04CD F4-2666C19-8GVR 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 20.4
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 1,061 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $405
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