MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.5% 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 Drive252% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '21 at 01:48
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 648
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
Sapphire(174B E241) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 37.6
Parallax 50
29% 41.1 fps
MRender 31.4
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 25.8
24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1458 388 389 393 391 393 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,010
Write 1,975
Mixed 1,260
SusWrite 569
325% 1,454 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 84.4
290% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 996
DQ Write 1,123
DQ Mixed 1,148
840% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 252%
Great: 302%
TONPHA USB 2.0 Classic 32GB
26GB free, PID 0805
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Read 21.1
Write 0.7
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 0.4
5% 5.98 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
24% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7EH74AA# 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.3% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 9.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 65%

 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 1,058 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: $406
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