MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	132% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 23:32
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 512 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.5% Average	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 67.8 31% 59 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 75.1 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8000NP 128GB 1,126 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.3.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 571 482 118 119 120 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 759 Write 584 Mixed 554 SusWrite 256 120% 538 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 58.7 225% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 572 DQ Mixed 229 219% 330 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 230GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 316 318 317 318 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 479 Mixed 374 SusWrite 330 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.1 232% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 605GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 144 150 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 160 Write 114 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 148 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 618GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 39 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 38.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 39.4 47% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 90%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	214x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	45x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	37x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

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 $46

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