MSI B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7996
Motherboard	MSI B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '17 at 17:36
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 199 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 406 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 115 Parallax 114 93% 114 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 100 Splatting 83 75% 93 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 96 96 65543 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 92 (03) Spinup time 124 124 42982572537 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 42 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 52 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 95 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 28 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 42 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 197569806371 (C4) Reallocation count 96 96 134 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 26	63.5% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 74.2 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.32 99% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 82%
Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD-8GB 1TB 16,795 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: LVD3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 131257304 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3629 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 116458241727 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10643 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3682 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 40 232483651617 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 240 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 22665 (C2) HDA temperature 33 60 55834574881 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	50.7% Above average	Read 79.3 Write 96.2 Mixed 80.8 64% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 5.39 4K Mixed 0.46 170% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 63%
Maxtor 7L250S0 250GB-$91 574 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 182GB free Firmware: BACE1G10 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 183 179 23487 (04) Start/Stop count 253 253 1782 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (06) Read channel margin 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 251 232 47438 (09) Power-on hours count 247 247 62974 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 251 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 252 252 574 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 39 253 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 252 909 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 199 199 0 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 252 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 252 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 251 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 252 0 (D1) Offline seek performance 234 234 230 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 252 0	20.2% Poor	Read 32.2 Write 37.4 Mixed 33 26% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.46 118% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 36%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 248GB 619 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 226GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 98.5 Write 42 Mixed 57.5 75% 66 MB/s	4K Read 3.32 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.62 78% 1.75 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 5,247 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 20 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 91%

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Typical B150M PRO-VD (MS-7996) Builds (Compare 431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	153x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	91x
Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	35x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 29,295 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	10x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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