MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.9% 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 Drive95.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '17 at 04:42
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 (100th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 634
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 116
Parallax 96
94% 109 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 105
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax GXTA1C0120A 120GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 523
Write 440
Mixed 490
108% 484 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 14.3
118% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 63.9
116% 230 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 167
Mixed 173
131% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.24
87% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 22.8
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 80%

 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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