MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive225% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 03:35
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 123
2-Core 229
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 542
55% 445 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Lighting 71.4
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 69.2
58% 72.3 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 69
57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 60%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.98% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 8
Parallax 7.9
6% 7.53 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 1
4% 5.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.98%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1362 820 828 824 861 830 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,509
Write 1,515
Mixed 1,215
SusWrite 921
290% 1,290 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 69
231% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,183
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 757
581% 809 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 225%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
66.5% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 19.4
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 20.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 80%

 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 1,063 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

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