MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 18:03
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 (86th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 196
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 586
59% 480 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 142
Parallax 138
106% 137 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB2Q-512G-1006 512GB
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 369 375 379 373 366 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 375
Mixed 247
SusWrite 369
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 39.1
153% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 150
155% 254 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
96GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 395 411 397 390 384 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 401
Mixed 213
SusWrite 396
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 35.5
164% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 246
210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
298GB free
Firmware: 12.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 74.7
Write 80
Mixed 54
SusWrite 77.4
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 58%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 154 153 156 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
65% Good
Read 158
Write 158
Mixed 121
SusWrite 154
200% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 65%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.5% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 21.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 1,151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $333
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