MSI B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7996
MotherboardMSI B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996)  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160316
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 30 '23 at 16:05
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User BGD-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Memory 4
1-Core 81.6
2-Core 151
37% 78.9 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 255
31% 238 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7996) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 5.5
4% 4.5 fps
MRender 3.3
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 0.2
3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MSI S270 120GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 183 73 77 64 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 342
Write 211
Mixed 215
SusWrite 115
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 22
78% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 173
149% 218 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
917GB free
Firmware: AX1R4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 107 94 105 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 106
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 102
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
20% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 7
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 4.8
11% 3.93 GB/s
Latency 463
9% 463 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 20%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996) Builds (Compare 433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $289
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