MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	58.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 16:19
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 67.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 228 73% 135 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 416 56% 415 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 120GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1013E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 42 41 41 44 37 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 445 Write 395 Mixed 154 SusWrite 91.8 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 9.8 99% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 44 68% 130 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 92%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 168GB free Firmware: LB3i SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 169 169 168 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 357 Write 217 Mixed 231 SusWrite 164 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.7 165% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 221 172% 239 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 88%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 286GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2052 630 436 453 433 437 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2122 Write 1,825 Mixed 1,381 SusWrite 740 339% 1,517 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 71.8 250% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1467 DQ Write 1,391 DQ Mixed 1,371 1,045% 1,409 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 340%
Seagate ST3500418AS 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 48 117 137 128 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 7.5 Write 14.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 83.8 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 199 197 194 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 160 Mixed 86 SusWrite 196 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 800e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 4.9 5.1 4.8 5 5 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 11.5 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 5.3 12% 9.62 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 029E CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 78%

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Typical B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 1,148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) - $60

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	356x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	168x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	138x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	106x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	77x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	26x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	67x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	63x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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