MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	266% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	35.3 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 19:43
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 775 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 138 Parallax 127 103% 130 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1154 1537 1673 1695 1706 1709 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,570 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,729 SusWrite 1,579 453% 2,021 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 94.5 316% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,400 1,054% 1,411 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 41GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 378 356 330 280 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 482 Mixed 432 SusWrite 337 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68.4 230% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 311 310 312 310 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,396 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,173 SusWrite 485 305% 1,380 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 84.2 288% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,341 DQ Mixed 1,010 804% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 737GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 118 118 117 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 196 Write 166 Mixed 97 SusWrite 116 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 170 171 152 173 167 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 103 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 164 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 2,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 38GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 56 25 24 24 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 158 Write 60.8 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 35.9 93% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.6 138% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-16GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-16GVR 40GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 25.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACI22FA VE228

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Typical B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 1,058 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $29Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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