MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.96% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive59.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '17 at 21:53
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 481
66% 491 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.96% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.03
6% 8.37 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 15.6
8% 9.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.96%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 491
Write 164
Mixed 230
64% 295 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 6.79
100% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 36.3
DQ Write 65.6
DQ Mixed 5.47
17% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.6% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 41.6%
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 1,061 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $405
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