MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 12:01
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 218 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 413 56% 419 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 1984 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 34.4 27% 35.1 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 34 Splatting 25.3 27% 33.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 405 380 275 293 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 293 Write 126 Mixed 170 SusWrite 332 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.9 183% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 111 146% 266 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 101GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 55 132 56 74 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 401 Write 369 Mixed 288 SusWrite 93.1 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 25.4 130% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 136 135% 211 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 401GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 137 141 149 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 146 71% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FADP 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 83%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	214x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	45x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	37x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16