MSI B150M-ICAFE (MS-7996)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7996
Motherboard	MSI B150M-ICAFE (MS-7996) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1202 x 684 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 07:10
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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-$88 234,266 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)	77.5% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 406 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Lighting 81.5 Reflection 83.2 Parallax 82.7 66% 82.5 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 69.4 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK60A9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 113 109 9.5 81 28 MB/s Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59% Above average	Read 227 Write 103 Mixed 133 SusWrite 96 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 32.6 114% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 205 154% 200 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 102%
CT1000MX500SSD1 240GB 81GB free Firmware: V8X14c18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 43 24 26 30 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 136 Write 116 Mixed 217 SusWrite 36.5 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 35.2 88% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 124 95% 129 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 85%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M-ICAFE (MS-7996)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $88Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	5x
Core i5-6400Intel $74Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	4x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	4x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	7x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	6x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x
SC300 HFS256G32MND-3210A 256GBSkhynixBench 83%, 506 samples	2x

RAM
9905701-003.A00G 1x16GBKingstonBench 43%, 240 samples	5x
CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 16GBUnknownBench 67%, 27 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GBCorsair $25Bench 42%, 47,473 samples	2x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $140

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16